California Labor Code § 2805
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California Labor Code § 2805 was a now-repealed California statute that regulated the employment of unauthorized immigrants and was central to the U.S. Supreme Court’s preemption analysis in De Canas v. Bica.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| California Labor Code § 2805 canonical | 2 |
| California Labor Code § 2805 (as at issue in the case) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1228109 — 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)
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Target entity: California Labor Code § 2805 Context triple: [De Canas v. Bica, stateLawAtIssue, California Labor Code § 2805]
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California Public Resources Code
The California Public Resources Code is a body of state law that governs the conservation, management, and use of California’s natural, cultural, and recreational resources.
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California Government Code
The California Government Code is a comprehensive collection of state statutes that organizes and regulates the structure, powers, and procedures of California’s state and local government.
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C.
California Penal Code
The California Penal Code is the primary body of criminal law in the state of California, defining crimes, penalties, and procedures for their prosecution.
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California state law
California state law is the body of statutes, regulations, and legal principles enacted and applied within the state of California that governs public and private conduct, institutions, and governmental agencies.
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San Francisco Municipal Code
The San Francisco Municipal Code is the comprehensive collection of local laws and regulations governing the City and County of San Francisco.
- 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: California Labor Code § 2805 Target entity description: California Labor Code § 2805 was a now-repealed California statute that regulated the employment of unauthorized immigrants and was central to the U.S. Supreme Court’s preemption analysis in De Canas v. Bica.
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A.
California Public Resources Code
The California Public Resources Code is a body of state law that governs the conservation, management, and use of California’s natural, cultural, and recreational resources.
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B.
California Government Code
The California Government Code is a comprehensive collection of state statutes that organizes and regulates the structure, powers, and procedures of California’s state and local government.
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C.
California Penal Code
The California Penal Code is the primary body of criminal law in the state of California, defining crimes, penalties, and procedures for their prosecution.
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D.
California state law
California state law is the body of statutes, regulations, and legal principles enacted and applied within the state of California that governs public and private conduct, institutions, and governmental agencies.
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E.
San Francisco Municipal Code
The San Francisco Municipal Code is the comprehensive collection of local laws and regulations governing the City and County of San Francisco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California statute
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state labor law provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
employers in California
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employment of aliens not lawfully admitted to the United States ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | exercise of state police power over employment ⓘ |
| citedInCase | De Canas v. Bica ⓘ |
| classification | now-repealed provision of California labor law ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
California Codes
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surface form:
California Labor Code
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| consideredIn |
De Canas v. Bica
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surface form:
De Canas v. Bica, 424 U.S. 351 (1976)
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| courtInterpretedBy |
California courts
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Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
California State Legislature
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surface form:
California Legislature
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| historicalRole | early state attempt to regulate employment of unauthorized immigrants ⓘ |
| impact | influenced doctrine on when state laws affecting immigrants are preempted ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | not a regulation of immigration itself but of employment ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California, United States
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surface form:
State of California
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| languageDiscussedIn | opinion of Justice William J. Brennan Jr. in De Canas v. Bica ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
federal preemption
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immigration-related employment regulation ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
California state law
ⓘ
surface form:
California law
United States law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
employer sanctions for hiring unauthorized workers
ⓘ
federal immigration law ⓘ state police powers ⓘ |
| status | repealed ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
employment of unauthorized immigrants
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labor and employment regulation ⓘ regulation of employment of noncitizens ⓘ |
| usedAsPrecedentIn | later debates over state immigration-related employment laws ⓘ |
| wasCentralTo | preemption analysis in De Canas v. Bica ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: California Labor Code § 2805 Description of subject: California Labor Code § 2805 was a now-repealed California statute that regulated the employment of unauthorized immigrants and was central to the U.S. Supreme Court’s preemption analysis in De Canas v. Bica.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
California Labor Code § 2805 (as at issue in the case)