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Cherokee Nation V. Hitchcock, United States Supreme Court
Cherokee Nation V. Hitchcock, United States Supreme Court
US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations
This United States (US) Supreme Court case, submitted October 23, 1902 and decided December 1, 1902, held that the US Congress has the right to pass legislation that controls the actions and/or property of tribes in the United States without tribal consent. This case began when the Cherokee Nation attempted to stop the Secretary of the Interior from leasing their land for oil extraction. The Cherokee Nation asserted that an 1835 treaty granted them the right to their lands and to self-government. In their decision on this appeal, the Court asserts that the June 28, 1898 act of the US …
Eligibility To Office--As Of What Time Determined, Floyd R. Mechem
Eligibility To Office--As Of What Time Determined, Floyd R. Mechem
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Eligibility to office under our political system cannot be regarded as a natural right, and some rules or regulations are therefore obviously indispensable to determine what shall be the qualifications which shall be deemed necessary or sufficient. These rules are usually express and written ones, though in a few cases they have been deduced by inference from considerations of policy or propriety