Native Americans
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The Cherokee Nation Cases
Significant CaseThe lawsuits that forced the examination of the relationship between law and politics, particularly with respect to the Supreme Court’s ability to enforce its judgment during the early years of the Republic.
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Rights, Commerce, and Reform
EraThe end of Reconstruction and the start of Industrialization led to a 50-year era where the Supreme Court addressed constitutional questions about rights, commerce, and reform.
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Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock
Significant CaseThe Supreme Court decision that affirmed the unrestricted legislative power of Congress in regard to treaties and weakened Native American claims to landholdings.
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Fletcher v. Peck
Significant CaseThe first time the Supreme Court declared a state law unconstitutional and a formative decision interpreting the Commerce Clause.
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Ex parte Crow Dog
Significant CaseThe Supreme Court decision that upheld Native American tribal sovereignty but paved the way for an expansion of federal authority over crimes committed in Native territory.
