Kastigar v. United States
E1061700
UNEXPLORED
Kastigar v. United States is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the government may compel testimony from a witness who invokes the Fifth Amendment by granting use and derivative-use immunity, which is coextensive with the privilege against self-incrimination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kastigar v. United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13782576 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Kastigar v. United States Context triple: [Gelbard v. United States, relatedCase, Kastigar v. United States]
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A.
Yates v. United States
Yates v. United States is a 1957 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the application of the Smith Act by distinguishing between the advocacy of abstract doctrine and the advocacy of concrete action to overthrow the government.
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B.
Gall v. United States
Gall v. United States is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision that clarified federal sentencing discretion by holding that appellate courts must review all sentences, including those outside the Sentencing Guidelines, under a deferential abuse-of-discretion standard.
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C.
Girouard v. United States
Girouard v. United States is a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held religious pacifists could become naturalized citizens without being willing to bear arms in defense of the country.
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D.
Abrams v. United States
Abrams v. United States was a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of antiwar activists under federal law and is best known for Justice Holmes’s famous dissent articulating the “marketplace of ideas” concept in free speech jurisprudence.
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E.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kastigar v. United States Target entity description: Kastigar v. United States is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the government may compel testimony from a witness who invokes the Fifth Amendment by granting use and derivative-use immunity, which is coextensive with the privilege against self-incrimination.
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A.
Yates v. United States
Yates v. United States is a 1957 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the application of the Smith Act by distinguishing between the advocacy of abstract doctrine and the advocacy of concrete action to overthrow the government.
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B.
Gall v. United States
Gall v. United States is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision that clarified federal sentencing discretion by holding that appellate courts must review all sentences, including those outside the Sentencing Guidelines, under a deferential abuse-of-discretion standard.
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C.
Girouard v. United States
Girouard v. United States is a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held religious pacifists could become naturalized citizens without being willing to bear arms in defense of the country.
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D.
Abrams v. United States
Abrams v. United States was a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of antiwar activists under federal law and is best known for Justice Holmes’s famous dissent articulating the “marketplace of ideas” concept in free speech jurisprudence.
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E.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.