Get this from a library landmark decisions of the united states supreme court v maureen harrison steve gilbert united states supreme court united states presents ten landmark decisions of the united states supreme court issued between 1825 and 1991 that changed america. In the united states landmark court decisions come most frequently from the supreme court united states courts of appeals may also make such decisions particularly if the supreme court chooses not to review the case or if it adopts the holding of the lower court such as in smith v collin although many cases from state supreme courts are significant in developing the law of that state . The decision the supreme court held 5 1 that the cherokee nation was a sovereign distinct community it struck down the georgia law prohibiting white people living on native american land the. Landmark decisions of the united states supreme court v by maureen harrison and steve gilbert copyright 1995 hardback b098