United States v. Gratiot
E262092
United States v. Gratiot is an 1840 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld broad federal authority over public lands under the Constitution’s Property Clause.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States v. Gratiot canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2393439 — 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: United States v. Gratiot Context triple: [Property Clause, citedIn, United States v. Gratiot]
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United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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B.
United States v. Comstock
United States v. Comstock is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s authority to civilly commit mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date under the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause.
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C.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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D.
Dennis v. United States
Dennis v. United States is a landmark 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on speech advocating the overthrow of the government.
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E.
Abrams v. United States
Abrams v. United States was a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of antiwar activists under federal law and is best known for Justice Holmes’s famous dissent articulating the “marketplace of ideas” concept in free speech jurisprudence.
- 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: United States v. Gratiot Target entity description: United States v. Gratiot is an 1840 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld broad federal authority over public lands under the Constitution’s Property Clause.
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A.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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B.
United States v. Comstock
United States v. Comstock is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s authority to civilly commit mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date under the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause.
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C.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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D.
Dennis v. United States
Dennis v. United States is a landmark 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on speech advocating the overthrow of the government.
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E.
Abrams v. United States
Abrams v. United States was a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of antiwar activists under federal law and is best known for Justice Holmes’s famous dissent articulating the “marketplace of ideas” concept in free speech jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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constitutional law case ⓘ land law case ⓘ public lands case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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federal public land law ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| citation |
14 Pet. 526
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39 U.S. 526 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
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surface form:
Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 of the United States Constitution
Property Clause ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1840 ⓘ |
| decisionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| defendant | Henry Gratiot ⓘ |
| geographicScope | federal public lands of the United States ⓘ |
| holding |
Congress has broad power to dispose of and make rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States
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the federal government may lease public lands and resources under its Property Clause authority ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
interpretation of the Property Clause of the U.S. Constitution
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scope of federal authority over public lands ⓘ |
| legalStatus | good law as of the 19th century ⓘ |
| partyTypeOfPlaintiff | federal government ⓘ |
| plaintiff |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| precedentFor |
federal regulation of natural resources on public lands
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interpretation of congressional power over federal property ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
federal supremacy over public lands
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plenary power of Congress over federal property ⓘ |
| result | judgment for the United States ⓘ |
| significance |
cited as precedent in later public lands and natural resources cases
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early leading case on the scope of the Property Clause ⓘ upheld broad federal authority to manage and lease public lands ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
contracts for use of federal mineral lands
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leasing of federal lead mines ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: United States v. Gratiot Description of subject: United States v. Gratiot is an 1840 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld broad federal authority over public lands under the Constitution’s Property Clause.
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