Edwards v. South Carolina
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Edwards v. South Carolina is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned the breach-of-the-peace convictions of civil rights demonstrators, affirming their First Amendment rights to peaceful protest and assembly.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edwards v. South Carolina canonical | 1 |
| Edwards v. South Carolina, 372 U.S. 229 (1963) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1538841 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwards v. South Carolina Context triple: [Assembly Clause, usedInCase, Edwards v. South Carolina]
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A.
South Carolina v. Katzenbach
South Carolina v. Katzenbach is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, affirming broad federal power to combat racial discrimination in voting.
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B.
Chisholm v. Georgia
Chisholm v. Georgia was a 1793 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state could be sued in federal court by a citizen of another state, a ruling that led directly to the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment limiting such suits.
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C.
Paul v. Virginia
Paul v. Virginia is an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held corporations are not “citizens” under the Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause, allowing states to regulate foreign insurance companies.
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D.
Jackson v. Georgia
Jackson v. Georgia is a United States Supreme Court case that, alongside Furman v. Georgia, addressed the constitutionality and application of the death penalty under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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E.
Loving v. Virginia
Loving v. Virginia is a landmark 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down state laws banning interracial marriage, affirming marriage as a fundamental right under the Fourteenth Amendment.
- 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: Edwards v. South Carolina Target entity description: Edwards v. South Carolina is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned the breach-of-the-peace convictions of civil rights demonstrators, affirming their First Amendment rights to peaceful protest and assembly.
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A.
South Carolina v. Katzenbach
South Carolina v. Katzenbach is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, affirming broad federal power to combat racial discrimination in voting.
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B.
Chisholm v. Georgia
Chisholm v. Georgia was a 1793 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state could be sued in federal court by a citizen of another state, a ruling that led directly to the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment limiting such suits.
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C.
Paul v. Virginia
Paul v. Virginia is an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held corporations are not “citizens” under the Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause, allowing states to regulate foreign insurance companies.
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D.
Jackson v. Georgia
Jackson v. Georgia is a United States Supreme Court case that, alongside Furman v. Georgia, addressed the constitutionality and application of the death penalty under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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E.
Loving v. Virginia
Loving v. Virginia is a landmark 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down state laws banning interracial marriage, affirming marriage as a fundamental right under the Fourteenth Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ landmark civil rights case ⓘ |
| appliesDoctrine | incorporation of First Amendment rights through the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| aroseIn | South Carolina ⓘ |
| clarified | limits on use of vague public order laws against peaceful demonstrators ⓘ |
| concernsTypeOfConduct | peaceful civil rights demonstration ⓘ |
| concernsTypeOfLaw | state breach-of-the-peace statute ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 372 U.S. 229 ⓘ |
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 1963-02-25 ⓘ |
| hasDissentingJustice | Tom C. Clark ⓘ |
| hasFullCitation |
Edwards v. South Carolina
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Edwards v. South Carolina, 372 U.S. 229 (1963)
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| hasLegalSignificance |
important precedent for civil rights movement demonstrations
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limited state power to use breach-of-the-peace statutes against demonstrators ⓘ strengthened constitutional protection for peaceful protest ⓘ |
| hasMajorityOpinionBy | Potter Stewart ⓘ |
| hasPetitioner | Edwards ⓘ |
| hasProceduralPosture | appeal from the Supreme Court of South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasRespondent |
South Carolina
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surface form:
State of South Carolina
|
| hasVote | 8-1 ⓘ |
| held |
breach-of-the-peace convictions violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments
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peaceful civil rights demonstrations are protected speech and assembly ⓘ state cannot criminalize the peaceful expression of unpopular views ⓘ |
| involvesConstitutionalProvision |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| involvesIssue |
breach-of-the-peace convictions of civil rights demonstrators
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freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ right to petition for redress of grievances ⓘ |
| involvesLocation |
Columbia, South Carolina
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South Carolina State House ⓘ
surface form:
South Carolina State House grounds
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| involvesNumberOfDemonstrators | 187 ⓘ |
| lowerCourtDisposition | affirmed breach-of-the-peace convictions ⓘ |
| precedesCase |
Adderley v. Florida
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Cox v. Louisiana ⓘ |
| recognizedRight |
right to express unpopular views without undue state interference
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right to peacefully assemble on public property for protest ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
civil rights movement
freedom of expression jurisprudence ⓘ public forum doctrine ⓘ |
| result | convictions of the demonstrators were reversed ⓘ |
| SupremeCourtDisposition | reversed and remanded ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edwards v. South Carolina Description of subject: Edwards v. South Carolina is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned the breach-of-the-peace convictions of civil rights demonstrators, affirming their First Amendment rights to peaceful protest and assembly.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Edwards v. South Carolina, 372 U.S. 229 (1963)