Perry v. Brown
E1201265
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Perry v. Brown was a landmark federal appellate case challenging California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage, ultimately paving the way for the restoration of marriage equality in the state.
All labels observed (1)
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| Perry v. Brown canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16205803 — 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: Perry v. Brown Context triple: [Hollingsworth v. Perry, priorCase, Perry v. Brown]
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A.
Perry v. New Hampshire
Perry v. New Hampshire is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed when the Due Process Clause requires judges to screen eyewitness identifications for reliability in the absence of police misconduct.
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B.
Berman v. Parker
Berman v. Parker is a landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly interpreted the government’s power of eminent domain under the Fifth Amendment to allow property takings for comprehensive redevelopment and public-purpose projects.
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C.
Penry v. Lynaugh
Penry v. Lynaugh is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Eighth Amendment did not categorically prohibit executing individuals with intellectual disabilities, a stance later reversed in Atkins v. Virginia.
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D.
Cooley v. Board of Wardens
Cooley v. Board of Wardens is an 1852 U.S. Supreme Court decision that helped define the scope of the Commerce Clause by allowing states to regulate certain local aspects of commerce, such as port pilotage, without violating federal authority.
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E.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
- 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: Perry v. Brown Target entity description: Perry v. Brown was a landmark federal appellate case challenging California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage, ultimately paving the way for the restoration of marriage equality in the state.
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A.
Perry v. New Hampshire
Perry v. New Hampshire is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed when the Due Process Clause requires judges to screen eyewitness identifications for reliability in the absence of police misconduct.
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B.
Berman v. Parker
Berman v. Parker is a landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly interpreted the government’s power of eminent domain under the Fifth Amendment to allow property takings for comprehensive redevelopment and public-purpose projects.
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C.
Penry v. Lynaugh
Penry v. Lynaugh is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Eighth Amendment did not categorically prohibit executing individuals with intellectual disabilities, a stance later reversed in Atkins v. Virginia.
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D.
Cooley v. Board of Wardens
Cooley v. Board of Wardens is an 1852 U.S. Supreme Court decision that helped define the scope of the Commerce Clause by allowing states to regulate certain local aspects of commerce, such as port pilotage, without violating federal authority.
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E.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.