Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
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Justice Wiley B. Rutledge was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1943–1949) known for his strong civil liberties jurisprudence and influential dissents, particularly on issues of religious freedom and due process.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge canonical | 5 |
| Wiley B. Rutledge | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1598749 — 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: Justice Wiley B. Rutledge Context triple: [Everson v. Board of Education, dissentingOpinionBy, Justice Wiley B. Rutledge]
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Thoroughgood Marshall
Thoroughgood Marshall, better known as Thurgood Marshall, was a pioneering American civil rights lawyer and the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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B.
Luther L. Terry
Luther L. Terry was an American physician and U.S. Surgeon General best known for issuing the landmark 1964 report that publicly linked cigarette smoking to serious health risks and transformed public health policy on tobacco.
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C.
Delbert D. Black
Delbert D. Black was a United States Navy sailor who became the first senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations, helping to shape the modern role and voice of enlisted personnel in the Navy.
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D.
William C. Reynolds
William C. Reynolds was a prominent American mechanical engineer and fluid dynamicist known for influential contributions to turbulence and compressible flow research.
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E.
Eldon Davis
Eldon Davis was an American architect best known for helping popularize the futuristic, car-oriented Googie style in mid-20th-century roadside and commercial buildings.
- 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: Justice Wiley B. Rutledge Target entity description: Justice Wiley B. Rutledge was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1943–1949) known for his strong civil liberties jurisprudence and influential dissents, particularly on issues of religious freedom and due process.
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A.
Thoroughgood Marshall
Thoroughgood Marshall, better known as Thurgood Marshall, was a pioneering American civil rights lawyer and the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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B.
Luther L. Terry
Luther L. Terry was an American physician and U.S. Surgeon General best known for issuing the landmark 1964 report that publicly linked cigarette smoking to serious health risks and transformed public health policy on tobacco.
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C.
Delbert D. Black
Delbert D. Black was a United States Navy sailor who became the first senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations, helping to shape the modern role and voice of enlisted personnel in the Navy.
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D.
William C. Reynolds
William C. Reynolds was a prominent American mechanical engineer and fluid dynamicist known for influential contributions to turbulence and compressible flow research.
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E.
Eldon Davis
Eldon Davis was an American architect best known for helping popularize the futuristic, car-oriented Googie style in mid-20th-century roadside and commercial buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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person ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| birthName | Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States
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| causeOfDeath | cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1894-07-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1949-09-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Indiana University
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surface form:
Indiana University Bloomington
University of Colorado Law School ⓘ University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| endTime | 1949-09-10 ⓘ |
| familyName | Rutledge ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil liberties
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constitutional law ⓘ |
| givenName | Wiley ⓘ |
| ideology | judicial liberalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential dissents on due process
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influential dissents on religious freedom ⓘ strong civil liberties jurisprudence ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy |
broad view of religious liberty under the First Amendment
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expansive interpretation of the Bill of Rights ⓘ strong protection of procedural due process ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| nominatedTo | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
dissent in In re Yamashita (1946)
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opinion in Everson v. Board of Education (1947) (dissent) ⓘ opinion in Thomas v. Collins (1945) (concurrence) ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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law professor ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| partOf | Roosevelt Court ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cloverport, Kentucky
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surface form:
Cloverport, Kentucky, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
York, Maine
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surface form:
York, Maine, United States
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| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Dean of the University of Iowa College of Law ⓘ Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ Professor at Washington University School of Law ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes
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surface form:
James F. Byrnes
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| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| spouse | Annabel Person Rutledge ⓘ |
| startTime | 1943-02-15 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Sherman Minton ⓘ |
| workedAt |
University of Colorado system
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surface form:
University of Colorado
University of Iowa College of Law ⓘ Washington University in St. Louis ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Justice Wiley B. Rutledge Description of subject: Justice Wiley B. Rutledge was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1943–1949) known for his strong civil liberties jurisprudence and influential dissents, particularly on issues of religious freedom and due process.
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Wiley B. Rutledge
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Yakus v. United States
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Wiley B. Rutledge
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Wiley B. Rutledge
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Wiley B. Rutledge
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Wiley B. Rutledge