Estelle v. Gamble
E266470
Estelle v. Gamble is a landmark 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that deliberate indifference to prisoners’ serious medical needs constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Estelle v. Gamble canonical | 2 |
| Estelle, Corrections Director v. Gamble | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2435114 — 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: Estelle v. Gamble Context triple: [Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, centralIssueInCase, Estelle v. Gamble]
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A.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
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B.
Sherbert v. Verner
Sherbert v. Verner is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case that strengthened protections for religious liberty by requiring strict scrutiny of government actions that substantially burden individuals’ religious practices.
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C.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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D.
Romer v. Evans
Romer v. Evans is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a Colorado constitutional amendment targeting gay, lesbian, and bisexual people as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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E.
McDonald v. Smith
McDonald v. Smith is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the First Amendment’s Petition Clause does not grant absolute immunity from libel suits for statements made in petitions to government officials.
- 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: Estelle v. Gamble Target entity description: Estelle v. Gamble is a landmark 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that deliberate indifference to prisoners’ serious medical needs constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
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A.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
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B.
Sherbert v. Verner
Sherbert v. Verner is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case that strengthened protections for religious liberty by requiring strict scrutiny of government actions that substantially burden individuals’ religious practices.
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C.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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D.
Romer v. Evans
Romer v. Evans is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a Colorado constitutional amendment targeting gay, lesbian, and bisexual people as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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E.
McDonald v. Smith
McDonald v. Smith is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the First Amendment’s Petition Clause does not grant absolute immunity from libel suits for statements made in petitions to government officials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark decision ⓘ |
| appealedFrom | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
convicted inmates
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state prisoners ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ prison law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1976-10-05 ⓘ |
| citation | 429 U.S. 97 ⓘ |
| citedFor | definition of deliberate indifference standard ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
John Paul Stevens
ⓘ
Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1976-11-30 ⓘ |
| dissentBy | William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 75-929 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Estelle v. Gamble
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Estelle, Corrections Director v. Gamble
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| holding |
Deliberate indifference to serious medical needs of prisoners constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
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Inadequate medical treatment due to negligence or medical malpractice alone does not constitute a constitutional violation. ⓘ |
| impact | established constitutional minimum for prison medical care ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Byron R. White
ⓘ
Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ John Paul Stevens ⓘ Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ Warren E. Burger ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| languageOfDecision | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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surface form:
Eighth Amendment
cruel and unusual punishment ⓘ medical care for prisoners ⓘ prisoners' rights ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Thurgood Marshall ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas ⓘ |
| overruled | false ⓘ |
| page | 97 ⓘ |
| petitioner | W. J. Estelle Jr. ⓘ |
| precedentFor | claims of inadequate medical care by prisoners ⓘ |
| relatedStatute | 42 U.S.C. § 1983 ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent | J. W. Gamble ⓘ |
| standardEstablished | deliberate indifference ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | prison medical treatment ⓘ |
| volume | 429 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1976 ⓘ |
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Subject: Estelle v. Gamble Description of subject: Estelle v. Gamble is a landmark 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that deliberate indifference to prisoners’ serious medical needs constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Estelle, Corrections Director v. Gamble