United States v. Jeb Stuart Magruder
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United States v. Jeb Stuart Magruder was a criminal case arising from the Watergate scandal in which presidential aide Jeb Stuart Magruder was prosecuted for his role in the break-in and subsequent cover-up.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States v. Jeb Stuart Magruder canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1461309 — 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: United States v. Jeb Stuart Magruder Context triple: [Jeb Stuart Magruder, subjectOf, United States v. Jeb Stuart Magruder]
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Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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B.
Abrams v. United States
Abrams v. United States was a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of antiwar activists under federal law and is best known for Justice Holmes’s famous dissent articulating the “marketplace of ideas” concept in free speech jurisprudence.
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C.
Morgan v. Virginia
Morgan v. Virginia was a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down state laws mandating racial segregation on interstate buses, laying important groundwork for later civil rights actions.
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D.
Dennis v. United States
Dennis v. United States is a landmark 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on speech advocating the overthrow of the government.
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E.
Bond v. United States
Bond v. United States is a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified an individual’s ability to raise Tenth Amendment challenges to federal statutes, reinforcing limits on federal power in favor of state sovereignty.
- 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: United States v. Jeb Stuart Magruder Target entity description: United States v. Jeb Stuart Magruder was a criminal case arising from the Watergate scandal in which presidential aide Jeb Stuart Magruder was prosecuted for his role in the break-in and subsequent cover-up.
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A.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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B.
Abrams v. United States
Abrams v. United States was a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of antiwar activists under federal law and is best known for Justice Holmes’s famous dissent articulating the “marketplace of ideas” concept in free speech jurisprudence.
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C.
Morgan v. Virginia
Morgan v. Virginia was a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down state laws mandating racial segregation on interstate buses, laying important groundwork for later civil rights actions.
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D.
Dennis v. United States
Dennis v. United States is a landmark 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on speech advocating the overthrow of the government.
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E.
Bond v. United States
Bond v. United States is a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified an individual’s ability to raise Tenth Amendment challenges to federal statutes, reinforcing limits on federal power in favor of state sovereignty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Watergate-related case
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criminal case ⓘ federal court case ⓘ |
| aroseFrom |
Watergate scandal
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surface form:
Watergate break-in
Watergate scandal ⓘ
surface form:
Watergate cover-up
Watergate scandal ⓘ |
| category |
United States criminal case
ⓘ
Watergate scandal ⓘ political scandal litigation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtLevel | federal district court ⓘ |
| defendantRole |
deputy director of the Committee for the Re-Election of the President
ⓘ
presidential aide ⓘ |
| hasDefendant | Jeb Stuart Magruder ⓘ |
| hasPlaintiff | United States of America ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
1970s American politics
ⓘ
Nixon presidency ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to legal accountability for Watergate participants
ⓘ
contributed to public understanding of Watergate cover-up ⓘ |
| involves |
Watergate scandal
ⓘ
surface form:
Watergate burglary
cover-up of Watergate burglary ⓘ presidential campaign activities ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal judiciary of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal jurisdiction
|
| legalSystem |
United States law
ⓘ
surface form:
United States legal system
|
| notableFor |
connection to the Watergate break-in and cover-up
ⓘ
prosecution of a senior Nixon campaign official ⓘ |
| partOf |
Watergate Special Prosecution Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Watergate prosecutions
|
| relatedProceeding |
United States v. John N. Mitchell et al.
ⓘ
surface form:
United States v. H. R. Haldeman
United States v. John D. Ehrlichman ⓘ United States v. John N. Mitchell et al. ⓘ
surface form:
United States v. John N. Mitchell
|
| relatedTo |
Committee to Re-elect the President
ⓘ
surface form:
Committee for the Re-Election of the President
Nixon administration ⓘ
surface form:
Richard Nixon administration
|
| subjectMatter |
conspiracy
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false statements ⓘ obstruction of justice ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States v. Jeb Stuart Magruder Description of subject: United States v. Jeb Stuart Magruder was a criminal case arising from the Watergate scandal in which presidential aide Jeb Stuart Magruder was prosecuted for his role in the break-in and subsequent cover-up.
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