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Johnson v. McIntosh , [ a ] 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 543 (1823), also written M‘Intosh , is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that held that private citizens could not purchase lands from Native Americans .
Johnson's Lessee v. McIntosh , 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 543 (1823) , is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court which held private citizens could not purchase lands from Native Americans . The litigation began when the successor in interest to a private purchase from the Piankeshaw attempted to maintain an action of ejectment against the holder ...
William McIntosh (c. 1760 – July 1832; also printed as "M‘Intosh") [a] was a fur trader, treasurer of the Indiana Territory under William Henry Harrison, and real estate entrepreneur. He became famous for the United States Supreme Court case of Johnson v. McIntosh (1823) and for his massive real estate holdings on the Wabash River.
Johnson v. McIntosh [38] proved that the new central government was in favor of sovereign property rights, by stating that private citizens could not purchase Native American land, and that the federal government has the sole right [39] to negotiate with tribal nations. Cherokee Nation v.
The discovery doctrine, or doctrine of discovery, is a disputed interpretation of international law during the Age of Discovery, introduced into United States municipal law by the US Supreme Court Justice John Marshall in Johnson v. McIntosh (1823).
Speaking during a panel at '90s Con in Daytona Beach, Fla. earlier this year, the actress, 63, opened up about the production of the ABC sitcom, which aired from 1996 to 2003.
U.S. farm industry groups want President-elect Donald Trump to spare their sector from his promise of mass deportations, which could upend a food supply chain heavily dependent on immigrants in ...
A Honduras gang member who was illegally in the US “giggled” as he admitted kidnapping a young Texas woman at gunpoint and threatening to pimp her out and sell her organs, according to cops.