The result of the Worcester v Georgia decision was that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Samuel Worcester and the Cherokee Nation, overturning the state of Georgia's laws that attempted to regulate the Cherokee Nation and their lands. The decision recognized the sovereignty of Native American tribes and their right to self-government. However, President Andrew Jackson and the state of Georgia refused to enforce the Supreme Court's decision, leading to the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their lands in the infamous Trail of Tears.
