United States v. Gardner
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United States v. Gardner is a federal court case that examined the scope of Congress’s authority over federal lands under the U.S. Constitution’s Property Clause.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U.S. v. Gardner | 1 |
| United States v. Gardner canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2393443 — 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: United States v. Gardner Context triple: [Property Clause, citedIn, United States v. Gardner]
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A.
United States v. Guest
United States v. Guest is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the federal government can prosecute private conspiracies to interfere with constitutional rights, particularly the right to travel, under certain circumstances.
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B.
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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C.
Carpenter v. United States
Carpenter v. United States is a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the government generally must obtain a warrant to access historical cell phone location records under the Fourth Amendment.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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. Gardner Target entity description: United States v. Gardner is a federal court case that examined the scope of Congress’s authority over federal lands under the U.S. Constitution’s Property Clause.
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A.
United States v. Guest
United States v. Guest is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the federal government can prosecute private conspiracies to interfere with constitutional rights, particularly the right to travel, under certain circumstances.
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B.
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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C.
Carpenter v. United States
Carpenter v. United States is a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the government generally must obtain a warrant to access historical cell phone location records under the Fourth Amendment.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Court of Appeals case
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federal court case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
United States v. Gardner
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surface form:
U.S. v. Gardner
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| appliesDoctrine |
Supremacy Clause
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federal preemption ⓘ plenary power of Congress over federal property ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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federal jurisdiction ⓘ public lands law ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | relationship between federal and state powers over land within state boundaries ⓘ |
| 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
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ |
| holding |
Congress has broad authority under the Property Clause to regulate and retain ownership of federal lands
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state assertions of ownership or control cannot override valid federal regulation of public lands under the Property Clause ⓘ |
| issue | scope of Congress’s authority over federal lands under the Property Clause ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Congressional power over public lands
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Property Clause ⓘ
surface form:
Property Clause of the United States Constitution
federal lands ⓘ federalism ⓘ state sovereignty claims over federal land ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| party |
Gardner
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United States of America ⓘ |
| reaffirmsPrinciple |
federal government may own and manage land within a state’s borders
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states have limited authority to interfere with federal land management decisions ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ownership and control of public lands
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validity of federal land regulations ⓘ |
| typeOfProceeding | civil case ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States v. Gardner Description of subject: United States v. Gardner is a federal court case that examined the scope of Congress’s authority over federal lands under the U.S. Constitution’s Property Clause.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. v. Gardner