John Paul Stevens

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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States author human jurist lawyer

John Paul Stevens was a long-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his independent, often liberal-leaning opinions and influential dissents.

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Label	Occurrences
John Paul Stevens canonical	132
Justice John Paul Stevens	26
John Paul Stevens (in part)	1
Justice John Paul Stevens (in part by some concurrences and dissents on specific issues)	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60952 — 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: John Paul Stevens
Context triple: [Bush v. Gore, dissentingJustice, John Paul Stevens]

A. Byron R. White
Byron R. White was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his generally moderate-to-conservative jurisprudence and influential opinions across criminal procedure, civil rights, and federalism.
B. William O. Douglas
William O. Douglas was a long-serving U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his strong civil libertarian views and expansive interpretation of individual rights under the Constitution.
C. Martin D. Ginsburg
Martin D. Ginsburg was a prominent American tax lawyer and law professor, noted both for his influential scholarship in tax law and his supportive partnership with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
D. Paul G. Kirk
Paul G. Kirk is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as interim U.S. Senator from Massachusetts following the death of Edward M. Kennedy.
E. William H. Rehnquist
William H. Rehnquist was a long-serving conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice and later Chief Justice, known for advocating federalism, limiting the reach of federal power, and opposing expansive interpretations of constitutional rights.
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: John Paul Stevens
Target entity description: John Paul Stevens was a long-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his independent, often liberal-leaning opinions and influential dissents.

A. Byron R. White
Byron R. White was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his generally moderate-to-conservative jurisprudence and influential opinions across criminal procedure, civil rights, and federalism.
B. William O. Douglas
William O. Douglas was a long-serving U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his strong civil libertarian views and expansive interpretation of individual rights under the Constitution.
C. Martin D. Ginsburg
Martin D. Ginsburg was a prominent American tax lawyer and law professor, noted both for his influential scholarship in tax law and his supportive partnership with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
D. Paul G. Kirk
Paul G. Kirk is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as interim U.S. Senator from Massachusetts following the death of Edward M. Kennedy.
E. William H. Rehnquist
William H. Rehnquist was a long-serving conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice and later Chief Justice, known for advocating federalism, limiting the reach of federal power, and opposing expansive interpretations of constitutional rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ author ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ
appointedBy	Gerald Ford ⓘ
awardReceived	Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ
barAdmission	Illinois ⓘ Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath	stroke ⓘ
child	Elizabeth Stevens ⓘ John Joseph Stevens ⓘ Kathryn Stevens ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1920-04-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2019-07-16 ⓘ
educatedAt	Northwestern University ⓘ Pritzker School of Law ⓘ surface form: Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law University of Chicago ⓘ University of Chicago Laboratory Schools ⓘ
endTime	2010-06-29 ⓘ
familyName	Stevens ⓘ
fullName	John Paul Stevens self-link ⓘ
givenName	John ⓘ
knownFor	independent judicial philosophy ⓘ influential dissenting opinions ⓘ liberal-leaning jurisprudence in later years ⓘ
memberOf	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank	lieutenant junior grade ⓘ
notableWork	The Making of a Justice: Reflections on My First 94 Years ⓘ Bush v. Gore ⓘ surface form: dissent in Bush v. Gore opinion in Atkins v. Virginia ⓘ opinion in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. ⓘ opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld ⓘ opinion in Rasul v. Bush ⓘ
occupation	judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ university teacher ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States ⓘ
politicalAlignment	independent ⓘ
positionHeld	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
precededBy	William O. Douglas ⓘ
religion	Protestantism ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Elizabeth Jane Shereen ⓘ Maryan Mulholland Simon ⓘ
startTime	1975-12-19 ⓘ
succeededBy	Elena Kagan ⓘ
workLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: Washington, D.C., United States

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Referenced by (160)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States v. Booker → majorityOpinionBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

United States v. Booker → joinedByInMeritsMajority → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

John → fullName → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

subject surface form: John Paul Stevens

Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education → dissentingOpinionBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Morse v. Frederick → dissentBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce → joinedByInMajority → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Elizabeth Jane Shereen → spouse → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

McDonald v. City of Chicago → dissentingJustices → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. → majorityOpinionBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Virginia v. Black → majorityOpinionJusticesJoining → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Virginia v. Black → pluralityOpinionJusticesJoining → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. → joinedByInDissent → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Agostini v. Felton → dissentJoinedBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier → joinedMajority → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Wallace v. Jaffree → majorityOpinionBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Wallace v. Jaffree → majorityJustices → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

U.S. Supreme Court case Boumediene v. Bush → joinedByInMajority → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

subject surface form: Boumediene v. Bush

Strickland v. Washington → joinedByInMajority → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Strickland v. Washington → concurrenceBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Batson v. Kentucky → joinedByInMajority → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

New York v. Quarles → majorityJoiner → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

New York v. Quarles → dissentBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Oregon v. Elstad → joinedByInMajority → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

this entity surface form: Justice John Paul Stevens

Marsh v. Chambers → dissentingJustices → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Marsh v. Chambers → dissentingOpinionBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

this entity surface form: Justice John Paul Stevens

Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. → dissentJoinedBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

this entity surface form: Justice John Paul Stevens

United States, Petitioner v. Antonio J. Morrison et al. → dissentingOpinionBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

subject surface form: United States v. Morrison

Bowsher v. Synar → hasDissentBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Atkins v. Virginia → majorityOpinionBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Atkins v. Virginia → majorityJustices → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Roper v. Simmons → majorityJustices → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Graham v. Florida → majorityJustices → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Hudson v. McMillian → majorityJustices → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Estelle v. Gamble → joinedByInMajority → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Estelle v. Gamble → concurrenceBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Jurek v. Texas → concurrenceBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

this entity surface form: Justice John Paul Stevens

United States v. Munoz-Flores → joinedByInMajority → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus → dissentingJustices → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Proffitt v. Florida → joinedBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Woodson v. North Carolina → joinedByInPlurality → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Roberts v. Louisiana → majorityOpinionBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Lockett v. Ohio → concurrenceInJudgmentBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

this entity surface form: Justice John Paul Stevens

McCleskey v. Kemp → dissentingJustices → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Elizabeth Stevens → father → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Kathryn Stevens → childOf → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. → joinedByInPlurality → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

this entity surface form: Justice John Paul Stevens

Mitchell v. United States → joinedByInMajority → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

this entity surface form: Justice John Paul Stevens

Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc. v. Village of Stratton → majorityOpinionBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health → joinedByInMajority → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney → dissentBy → John Paul Stevens ⓘ

this entity surface form: Justice John Paul Stevens

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