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Quotation from Worcester v. Georgia by Supreme Court of the United States
“The defendant is a state, a member of the union, which has exercised the powers of government over a people who deny its jurisdiction, and are under the protection of the United States.”
Worcester v. Georgia, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), opening (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Marshall frames the parties at the outset, setting Georgia's exercise of government against the Cherokee denial of its jurisdiction.
Citation: "The defendant is a state, a member of the union, which has exercised the powers of government over a people who deny its jurisdiction, and are under the protection of the United States." — Supreme Court of the United States, Worcester v. Georgia, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), opening (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id worcester-v-georgia-q4)
Portrait: John Marshall by Henry Inman, 1832, Henry Inman, Public domain.
