Cecil Reed
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Cecil Reed was a party in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Reed v. Reed, which for the first time held that laws discriminating on the basis of sex violated the Equal Protection Clause.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cecil Reed canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T808820 — 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: Cecil Reed Context triple: [Reed v. Reed, respondent, Cecil Reed]
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A.
Reed Howard
Reed Howard is an American golfer and the son of filmmaker and actor Ron Howard.
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B.
Archdale Wilson
Archdale Wilson was a British Army officer best known for leading the successful recapture of Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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C.
Ralph Dawson
Ralph Dawson was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions during the early 20th century.
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D.
Lloyd Bryce
Lloyd Bryce was an American editor, politician, and diplomat best known for his influential leadership of the North American Review in the late 19th century.
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E.
Reginald Bevins
Reginald Bevins was a British Conservative politician who held several ministerial posts in the mid-20th century, notably in Harold Macmillan’s government.
- 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: Cecil Reed Target entity description: Cecil Reed was a party in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Reed v. Reed, which for the first time held that laws discriminating on the basis of sex violated the Equal Protection Clause.
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A.
Reed Howard
Reed Howard is an American golfer and the son of filmmaker and actor Ron Howard.
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B.
Archdale Wilson
Archdale Wilson was a British Army officer best known for leading the successful recapture of Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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C.
Ralph Dawson
Ralph Dawson was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions during the early 20th century.
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D.
Lloyd Bryce
Lloyd Bryce was an American editor, politician, and diplomat best known for his influential leadership of the North American Review in the late 19th century.
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E.
Reginald Bevins
Reginald Bevins was a British Conservative politician who held several ministerial posts in the mid-20th century, notably in Harold Macmillan’s government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
litigant
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person ⓘ |
| caseCitation |
Reed v. Reed
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surface form:
Reed v. Reed, 404 U.S. 71 (1971)
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| caseOutcome | law preferring men over women as estate administrators held unconstitutional ⓘ |
| caseSubjectMatter |
estate administration
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preference for men over women as estate administrators ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| involvedInYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| legalIssueInvolved |
Equal Protection Clause
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surface form:
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
sex discrimination ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a named party in the first U.S. Supreme Court case to strike down a sex-based classification under the Equal Protection Clause ⓘ |
| opposedParty | Sally Reed ⓘ |
| partyIn | Reed v. Reed ⓘ |
| relatedCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| roleInCase | respondent in Reed v. Reed ⓘ |
| sex | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cecil Reed Description of subject: Cecil Reed was a party in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Reed v. Reed, which for the first time held that laws discriminating on the basis of sex violated the Equal Protection Clause.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Reed v. Reed