Kathryn A. Piper
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Kathryn A. Piper is the attorney whose successful challenge to New Hampshire’s residency requirement for bar admission led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kathryn A. Piper canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T740030 — 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: Kathryn A. Piper Context triple: [Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper, respondent, Kathryn A. Piper]
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A.
Karen E. Spilka
Karen E. Spilka is an American politician and attorney who serves as President of the Massachusetts Senate and represents the MetroWest region in the state legislature.
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B.
Maria Newman
Maria Newman is an American composer and violinist known for her concert and film music, and as a member of the prominent Newman family of film composers.
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C.
Colleen Sostorics
Colleen Sostorics is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman and three-time Olympic gold medallist who starred with the national women’s team.
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D.
Pamela Tatge
Pamela Tatge is an American arts leader and curator known for directing major performing arts institutions, including serving as artistic director of the renowned dance center and festival Jacob’s Pillow.
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E.
Carolyn Hockett
Carolyn Hockett is known for being one of the later wives of American actor and entertainer Mickey Rooney.
- 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: Kathryn A. Piper Target entity description: Kathryn A. Piper is the attorney whose successful challenge to New Hampshire’s residency requirement for bar admission led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper.
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A.
Karen E. Spilka
Karen E. Spilka is an American politician and attorney who serves as President of the Massachusetts Senate and represents the MetroWest region in the state legislature.
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B.
Maria Newman
Maria Newman is an American composer and violinist known for her concert and film music, and as a member of the prominent Newman family of film composers.
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C.
Colleen Sostorics
Colleen Sostorics is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman and three-time Olympic gold medallist who starred with the national women’s team.
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D.
Pamela Tatge
Pamela Tatge is an American arts leader and curator known for directing major performing arts institutions, including serving as artistic director of the renowned dance center and festival Jacob’s Pillow.
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E.
Carolyn Hockett
Carolyn Hockett is known for being one of the later wives of American actor and entertainer Mickey Rooney.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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attorney ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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professional responsibility ⓘ |
| associatedCourtDecision |
Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper
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surface form:
Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper, 470 U.S. 274 (1985)
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| caseOutcome | U.S. Supreme Court ruled in her favor ⓘ |
| citation | 470 U.S. 274 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvolved |
Privileges and Immunities Clause
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surface form:
Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV of the U.S. Constitution
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| countryOfLegalProceedings |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity | law ⓘ |
| fullName | Kathryn A. Piper self-link ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| held | state residency requirement for bar admission violated the Privileges and Immunities Clause ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| jurisdictionInvolved | New Hampshire ⓘ |
| legalIssue | constitutionality of state residency requirements for bar admission ⓘ |
| legalIssueChallenged | New Hampshire bar admission residency requirement ⓘ |
| notableFor | successful challenge to New Hampshire’s residency requirement for bar admission ⓘ |
| party |
Kathryn A. Piper
self-linksurface differs
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Supreme Court of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| partyIn | Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper ⓘ |
| profession | lawyer ⓘ |
| roleInCase | plaintiff ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | New Hampshire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kathryn A. Piper Description of subject: Kathryn A. Piper is the attorney whose successful challenge to New Hampshire’s residency requirement for bar admission led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper