Four Horsemen (Supreme Court)
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The Four Horsemen (Supreme Court) were a bloc of four conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1930s known for striking down key New Deal legislation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Four Horsemen (Supreme Court) canonical | 4 |
| Four Horsemen (Supreme Court) | 1 |
| Four Horsemen (U.S. Supreme Court) | 1 |
| Four Horsemen (conservative bloc on the U.S. Supreme Court) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1228161 — 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: Four Horsemen (Supreme Court) Context triple: [George Sutherland, partOf, Four Horsemen (Supreme Court)]
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A.
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are symbolic figures in Christian eschatology representing conquest, war, famine, and death, whose appearance heralds the onset of the end times.
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B.
Marshall Court
Marshall Court is a prominent residential and architectural complex within Jesus College, Cambridge, known for housing students in modern collegiate accommodation.
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C.
New Court
New Court is a prominent quadrangle and set of college buildings at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, known for its historic architecture and role in student life.
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D.
New Court
New Court is a prominent 19th-century neo-Gothic courtyard of Trinity College, Cambridge, overlooking the River Cam and known for its grand architecture.
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E.
New Court
New Court is a prominent quadrangle of Christ's College, Cambridge, known for its historic collegiate architecture and role in housing students and college facilities.
- 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: Four Horsemen (Supreme Court) Target entity description: The Four Horsemen (Supreme Court) were a bloc of four conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1930s known for striking down key New Deal legislation.
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A.
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are symbolic figures in Christian eschatology representing conquest, war, famine, and death, whose appearance heralds the onset of the end times.
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B.
Marshall Court
Marshall Court is a prominent residential and architectural complex within Jesus College, Cambridge, known for housing students in modern collegiate accommodation.
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C.
New Court
New Court is a prominent 19th-century neo-Gothic courtyard of Trinity College, Cambridge, overlooking the River Cam and known for its grand architecture.
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D.
New Court
New Court is a prominent quadrangle of Christ's College, Cambridge, known for its historic collegiate architecture and role in housing students and college facilities.
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E.
New Court
New Court is a prominent 19th-century neo-Gothic courtyard of St John’s College, Cambridge, overlooking the River Cam and the Bridge of Sighs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bloc of justices
ⓘ
judicial faction ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1930s ⓘ |
| alignedWith | conservative wing of the Supreme Court ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| basedOn | conservative interpretation of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtEra | Hughes Court ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
administrative law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ |
| hasPart | McReynolds–Sutherland–Van Devanter–Butler voting bloc ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Roosevelt administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
Great Depression ⓘ |
| ideology | conservatism ⓘ |
| influencedEvent | Roosevelt's court-packing plan ⓘ |
| judicialPhilosophy |
laissez-faire constitutionalism
ⓘ
strong protection of freedom of contract ⓘ |
| knownAs |
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
ⓘ
surface form:
Four Horsemen
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| member |
George Sutherland
ⓘ
James Clark McReynolds ⓘ Pierce Butler ⓘ Willis Van Devanter ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
ⓘ
surface form:
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
|
| notableFor | striking down New Deal legislation ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 4 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Three Musketeers (Supreme Court)
ⓘ
liberal justices of the Hughes Court ⓘ |
| opposedConcept |
broad federal police power
ⓘ
broad reading of Commerce Clause ⓘ |
| opposedExpansionOf |
federal regulatory power
ⓘ
state economic regulation in some cases ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy | New Deal ⓘ |
| opposedPresidencyOf | Franklin D. Roosevelt in economic policy cases ⓘ |
| positionOnNewDeal | opposed key New Deal legislation ⓘ |
| significantIn | constitutional crisis over New Deal ⓘ |
| supportedConcept |
freedom of contract
ⓘ
limited federal government ⓘ property rights ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | late 1930s ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | 1932 ⓘ |
| typicalVote | struck down economic regulations ⓘ |
| usedDoctrine |
limited interpretation of Commerce Clause
ⓘ
substantive due process ⓘ |
| votingPattern | consistently conservative on economic regulation ⓘ |
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Subject: Four Horsemen (Supreme Court) Description of subject: The Four Horsemen (Supreme Court) were a bloc of four conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1930s known for striking down key New Deal legislation.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pierce Butler
subject surface form:
George Sutherland
this entity surface form:
Four Horsemen (conservative bloc on the U.S. Supreme Court)
subject surface form:
Willis Van Devanter
this entity surface form:
Four Horsemen (U.S. Supreme Court)
this entity surface form:
Four Horsemen (Supreme Court)
subject surface form:
Willis Van Devanter