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What was the major issue in the case of worcester v. georgia

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Worcester v. Georgia, 31 U.S. 515, was a landmark case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional.

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The lawsuit revolved around whether the city's plans fulfilled the public use requirement.

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