Walter Chaplinsky
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Walter Chaplinsky was a Jehovah’s Witness whose conviction for using offensive language in public led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, which established the “fighting words” doctrine under the First Amendment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walter Chaplinsky canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15156873 — 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: Walter Chaplinsky Context triple: [Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, petitioner, Walter Chaplinsky]
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A.
James Schenck
James Schenck is a jazz bassist best known for his work on Max Roach’s landmark civil rights–themed album "We Insist! Freedom Now Suite."
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B.
Bruce Boynton
Bruce Boynton was an African American law student and civil rights activist whose challenge to segregated bus terminal facilities led to the landmark 1960 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Boynton v. Virginia.
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C.
William Keene
William Keene was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
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D.
Benjamin Gitlow
Benjamin Gitlow was an American socialist politician and activist best known as the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court free speech case Gitlow v. New York.
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E.
Arthur Amos Noyes
Arthur Amos Noyes was an American chemist and educator known for his pioneering work in physical chemistry and for training influential scientists in the early 20th century.
- 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: Walter Chaplinsky Target entity description: Walter Chaplinsky was a Jehovah’s Witness whose conviction for using offensive language in public led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, which established the “fighting words” doctrine under the First Amendment.
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A.
James Schenck
James Schenck is a jazz bassist best known for his work on Max Roach’s landmark civil rights–themed album "We Insist! Freedom Now Suite."
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B.
Bruce Boynton
Bruce Boynton was an African American law student and civil rights activist whose challenge to segregated bus terminal facilities led to the landmark 1960 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Boynton v. Virginia.
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C.
William Keene
William Keene was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
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D.
Benjamin Gitlow
Benjamin Gitlow was an American socialist politician and activist best known as the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court free speech case Gitlow v. New York.
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E.
Arthur Amos Noyes
Arthur Amos Noyes was an American chemist and educator known for his pioneering work in physical chemistry and for training influential scientists in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.