Maples v. Thomas
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Maples v. Thomas is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a death row inmate could overcome a procedural default because his attorneys had effectively abandoned him, constituting cause to excuse the default.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maples v. Thomas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16115239 — 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: Maples v. Thomas Context triple: [October Term 2011, heardCase, Maples v. Thomas]
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A.
Thomas v. Collins
Thomas v. Collins is a 1945 U.S. Supreme Court decision that strengthened First Amendment protections for labor organizers by striking down a Texas law requiring union speakers to register before soliciting members.
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B.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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C.
Gooding v. Wilson
Gooding v. Wilson is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the “fighting words” doctrine and struck down a Georgia statute as unconstitutionally overbroad under the First Amendment.
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D.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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E.
Martin v. City of Struthers
Martin v. City of Struthers is a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a city ordinance banning door-to-door leaflet distribution, reinforcing First Amendment protections for free speech and religious proselytizing.
- 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: Maples v. Thomas Target entity description: Maples v. Thomas is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a death row inmate could overcome a procedural default because his attorneys had effectively abandoned him, constituting cause to excuse the default.
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A.
Thomas v. Collins
Thomas v. Collins is a 1945 U.S. Supreme Court decision that strengthened First Amendment protections for labor organizers by striking down a Texas law requiring union speakers to register before soliciting members.
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B.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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C.
Gooding v. Wilson
Gooding v. Wilson is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the “fighting words” doctrine and struck down a Georgia statute as unconstitutionally overbroad under the First Amendment.
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D.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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E.
Martin v. City of Struthers
Martin v. City of Struthers is a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a city ordinance banning door-to-door leaflet distribution, reinforcing First Amendment protections for free speech and religious proselytizing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.