Robert E. Lee, Individually and as Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman, et al.
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Establishment Clause case
First Amendment case
United States Supreme Court case
public middle school
Robert E. Lee, Individually and as Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman, et al. is the formal case title of the U.S. Supreme Court decision commonly known as Lee v. Weisman, which addressed the constitutionality of clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies under the Establishment Clause.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert E. Lee, Individually and as Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman, et al. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1692057 — 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: Robert E. Lee, Individually and as Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman, et al. Context triple: [Lee v. Weisman, fullCaseName, Robert E. Lee, Individually and as Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman, et al.]
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Board of Education of the Township of Ewing
The Board of Education of the Township of Ewing is a New Jersey public school board best known as the government body involved in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Everson v. Board of Education, which addressed the separation of church and state.
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Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education
Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education is a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that schools receiving federal funds can be liable under Title IX for student-on-student sexual harassment when they are deliberately indifferent to known acts of harassment that are severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive.
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C.
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County was a landmark civil rights case challenging racial segregation in Virginia’s public schools that became one of the five cases consolidated into the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education
Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education was a U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the use of race in public school student assignment plans as part of broader litigation over voluntary school desegregation.
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E.
Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools
Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools is a landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established students can seek monetary damages for intentional sex discrimination under Title IX.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert E. Lee, Individually and as Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman, et al. Target entity description: Robert E. Lee, Individually and as Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman, et al. is the formal case title of the U.S. Supreme Court decision commonly known as Lee v. Weisman, which addressed the constitutionality of clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies under the Establishment Clause.
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A.
Board of Education of the Township of Ewing
The Board of Education of the Township of Ewing is a New Jersey public school board best known as the government body involved in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Everson v. Board of Education, which addressed the separation of church and state.
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B.
Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education
Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education is a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that schools receiving federal funds can be liable under Title IX for student-on-student sexual harassment when they are deliberately indifferent to known acts of harassment that are severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive.
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C.
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County was a landmark civil rights case challenging racial segregation in Virginia’s public schools that became one of the five cases consolidated into the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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D.
Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education
Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education was a U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the use of race in public school student assignment plans as part of broader litigation over voluntary school desegregation.
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E.
Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools
Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools is a landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established students can seek monetary damages for intentional sex discrimination under Title IX.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Establishment Clause case
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First Amendment case ⓘ United States Supreme Court case ⓘ public middle school ⓘ |
| appliedTest | coercion test under the Establishment Clause ⓘ |
| citation | 505 U.S. 577 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Establishment Clause
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| courtComposition | Rehnquist Court ⓘ |
| decidedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1992-06-24 ⓘ |
| describes | principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School in Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Lee v. Weisman ⓘ |
| holding | clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies violates the Establishment Clause ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| languageOfProceeding | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
constitutionality of clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies
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state-sponsored prayer in public schools ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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surface form:
Providence, Rhode Island
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| majorityOpinionBy | Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Providence, Rhode Island public school system ⓘ |
| partyRole |
petitioner
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respondent ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
precedent on religious activities in public schools
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school prayer in the United States ⓘ |
| result | school officials may not sponsor clergy-led prayer at public school graduations ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
invocation and benediction delivered by clergy
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public school graduation ceremony ⓘ |
| term | 1991 Term ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert E. Lee, Individually and as Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman, et al. Description of subject: Robert E. Lee, Individually and as Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman, et al. is the formal case title of the U.S. Supreme Court decision commonly known as Lee v. Weisman, which addressed the constitutionality of clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies under the Establishment Clause.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Lee v. Weisman
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fullCaseName
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Robert E. Lee, Individually and as Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman, et al.
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