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The issue was re-opened in 1832 in the case of Worcester v. Georgia. A missionary named Samuel Worcester was residing with the Cherokees when Georgia passed a law forbidding white men to live with them outside of governmental consent. Worcester, along with serveral fellow missionaries, refused to leave and was and they were eventually arrested. Worcester was arrested three times, and was eventually sentenced to four years in prison. However, with lawyers highered by the Cherokees. The issue was brought before the Supreme Court, which made a dicision in favor of Worcester stating that the Cherokees were seperate from the United States and therefore Worcester didn't need Georgia's permission to reside thusly. This decision also indirectly nullified the [[Indian Removal Act]]. However, Georgia ignored the ruling and President Jackson refused to enforce. Georgia unconstitutionally removed the Indians, and imprisoned Worcester.

The issue was re-opened in 1832 in the case of Worcester v. Georgia. A missionary named Samuel Worcester was residing with the Cherokees when Georgia passed a law forbidding white men to live with them outside of governmental consent. Worcester, along with serveral fellow missionaries, refused to leave and was and they were eventually arrested. Worcester was arrested three times, and was eventually sentenced to four years in prison. However, with lawyers highered by the Cherokees. The issue was brought before the Supreme Court, which made a dicision in favor of Worcester stating that the Cherokees were seperate from the United States and therefore Worcester didn't need Georgia's permission to reside thusly. This decision also indirectly nullified the [[Indian Removal Act]]. However, Georgia ignored the ruling and President Jackson refused to enforce. Georgia unconstitutionally removed the Indians, and imprisoned Worcester.