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  2. Worcester v. Georgia - Wikipedia

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    In a popular quotation that is believed to be apocryphal, President Andrew Jackson reportedly responded: "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!" [7] [8] This quotation first appeared twenty years after Jackson's death in newspaper publisher Horace Greeley's 1865 history of the U.S. Civil War, The American Conflict. [8]

  3. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia - Wikipedia

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    Despite the ruling, President Andrew Jackson famously refused to enforce it, reportedly saying, “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it.” Jackson directed the military to proceed with the removal of the Cherokee Nation, culminating in the Trail of Tears (1838–1839).

  4. Andrew Jackson - Wikipedia

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    Horace Greeley alleges that when Jackson heard the ruling, he said, "Well, John Marshall has made his decision, but now let him enforce it." [224] Although the quote may be apocryphal, Jackson made it clear he would not use the federal government to enforce the ruling. [225] [226] [227]

  5. Trail of Tears - Wikipedia

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    Worcester v Georgia is associated with Andrew Jackson's famous, though apocryphal, quote "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!" In reality, this quote did not appear until 30 years after the incident and was first printed in a textbook authored by Jackson critic Horace Greeley. [67]

  6. Why didn't white lawmakers ask if John Marshall's ... - AOL

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    I was disappointed to hear that 14 legislators — white middle class, like me — called for the resignation or firing of John Marshall, head of the Diversity, Equity and Poverty Department in ...

  7. John Marshall - Wikipedia

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    John Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was an American statesman, ... and Andrew Jackson appointed Roger Taney as his successor. Early years (1755 to ...

  8. United States v. Wilson - Wikipedia

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    Marshall, joined by unanimous Wilson , 32 U.S. (7 Pet.) 150 (1833), was a case in the United States in which the defendant, George Wilson, was convicted of robbing the US Mail , and putting the life of the carrier in danger, in Pennsylvania and sentenced to death . [ 1 ]

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