Main Content
Johnson & Graham’s Lessee v. McIntosh
1. So any notion that the Indians had title to the land they occupied is eliminated by this case. Immense wealth and power is thus transferred (or its prior transference confirmed) by this opinion from the indigenous population to the United States.
2. Find all instances in which Marshall apologizes. How does he end up justifying extinction of Indian title to the land? Does his apologetic tone make the opinion better or worse?
This book, and all H2O books, are Creative Commons licensed for sharing and re-use with the exception of certain excerpts. Any excerpts from the Restatements of the Law, Principles of the Law, and the Model Penal Code are copyright by The American Law Institute. Excerpts are reproduced with permission, not as part of a Creative Commons license.