United States v. Armstrong
E1091967
UNEXPLORED
United States v. Armstrong is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that set a high evidentiary standard for defendants claiming selective prosecution in violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
All labels observed (1)
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| United States v. Armstrong canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14298563 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Armstrong Context triple: [United States is real party in interest, relatedConcept, United States v. Armstrong]
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Armstrong v. United States
Armstrong v. United States is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that forms part of the Insular Cases, addressing the constitutional rights and legal status of territories acquired by the United States.
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B.
United States v. Basye
United States v. Basye is a U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the tax treatment of income assigned to others, particularly in the context of professional partnerships and deferred compensation arrangements.
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C.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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D.
United States v. Bajakajian
United States v. Bajakajian is a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court case that held, for the first time, that a criminal forfeiture could violate the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause if it is grossly disproportionate to the gravity of the offense.
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E.
United States v. Henry
United States v. Henry is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that further defined the Sixth Amendment right to counsel by limiting the government’s use of jailhouse informants to deliberately elicit incriminating statements from indicted defendants.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Armstrong Target entity description: United States v. Armstrong is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that set a high evidentiary standard for defendants claiming selective prosecution in violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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A.
Armstrong v. United States
Armstrong v. United States is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that forms part of the Insular Cases, addressing the constitutional rights and legal status of territories acquired by the United States.
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B.
United States v. Basye
United States v. Basye is a U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the tax treatment of income assigned to others, particularly in the context of professional partnerships and deferred compensation arrangements.
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C.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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D.
United States v. Bajakajian
United States v. Bajakajian is a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court case that held, for the first time, that a criminal forfeiture could violate the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause if it is grossly disproportionate to the gravity of the offense.
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E.
United States v. Henry
United States v. Henry is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that further defined the Sixth Amendment right to counsel by limiting the government’s use of jailhouse informants to deliberately elicit incriminating statements from indicted defendants.
- F. None of above. chosen
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