Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261 (1985)
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Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261 (1985), is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that held a single state statute of limitations for personal injury actions applies to all claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261 (1985) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16600172 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261 (1985) Context triple: [Owens v. Okure, 488 U.S. 235 (1989), followedRuleFrom, Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261 (1985)]
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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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Wilson v. New (1917)
Wilson v. New (1917) was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal authority to regulate railroad workers’ hours and wages, affirming the constitutionality of progressive labor legislation.
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C.
Regan v. Wald
Regan v. Wald is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal restrictions on travel to Cuba, affirming broad executive authority over foreign affairs and economic sanctions.
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D.
Weaver v. Graham
Weaver v. Graham is a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the scope of the Constitution’s Ex Post Facto Clause by holding that retroactive reductions in prison good-time credits violate the prohibition on ex post facto laws.
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E.
Windsor v. United States (in part)
Windsor v. United States (in part) is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down key portions of the Defense of Marriage Act, advancing federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
- 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: Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261 (1985) Target entity description: Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261 (1985), is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that held a single state statute of limitations for personal injury actions applies to all claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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A.
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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B.
Wilson v. New (1917)
Wilson v. New (1917) was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal authority to regulate railroad workers’ hours and wages, affirming the constitutionality of progressive labor legislation.
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C.
Regan v. Wald
Regan v. Wald is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal restrictions on travel to Cuba, affirming broad executive authority over foreign affairs and economic sanctions.
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D.
Weaver v. Graham
Weaver v. Graham is a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the scope of the Constitution’s Ex Post Facto Clause by holding that retroactive reductions in prison good-time credits violate the prohibition on ex post facto laws.
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E.
Windsor v. United States (in part)
Windsor v. United States (in part) is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down key portions of the Defense of Marriage Act, advancing federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.