Appellate Section
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The Appellate Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division responsible for handling appeals and developing legal positions in civil rights cases before federal appellate courts and the Supreme Court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Appellate Section canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T241371 — 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: Appellate Section Context triple: [Civil Rights Division, hasPart, Appellate Section]
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A.
Litigation Section
The Litigation Section is a major division of the American Bar Association that focuses on issues, education, and resources related to trial practice and dispute resolution for litigators.
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B.
Appeals Office
The Appeals Office is an independent administrative body within the IRS that resolves tax disputes between taxpayers and the agency without going to court.
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C.
Criminal Division
The Criminal Division is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for developing and enforcing federal criminal laws and overseeing complex national and international criminal prosecutions.
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D.
Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
The Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is the American Bar Association’s primary body responsible for accrediting law schools and overseeing standards for legal education and bar admission in the United States.
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E.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York is the state's intermediate appellate court, organized into four judicial departments that review civil and criminal decisions from lower courts.
- 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: Appellate Section Target entity description: The Appellate Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division responsible for handling appeals and developing legal positions in civil rights cases before federal appellate courts and the Supreme Court.
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A.
Litigation Section
The Litigation Section is a major division of the American Bar Association that focuses on issues, education, and resources related to trial practice and dispute resolution for litigators.
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B.
Appeals Office
The Appeals Office is an independent administrative body within the IRS that resolves tax disputes between taxpayers and the agency without going to court.
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C.
Criminal Division
The Criminal Division is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for developing and enforcing federal criminal laws and overseeing complex national and international criminal prosecutions.
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D.
Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
The Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is the American Bar Association’s primary body responsible for accrediting law schools and overseeing standards for legal education and bar admission in the United States.
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E.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York is the state's intermediate appellate court, organized into four judicial departments that review civil and criminal decisions from lower courts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency unit
ⓘ
legal office ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Office of the Solicitor General
ⓘ
Executive Office for United States Attorneys ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Attorneys’ Offices
other sections of the Civil Rights Division ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employs |
appellate attorneys
ⓘ
career civil service lawyers ⓘ support staff ⓘ |
| field |
appellate litigation
ⓘ
civil rights law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ federal civil rights enforcement ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
enforcement of federal statutes prohibiting discrimination
ⓘ
protection of constitutional civil rights ⓘ systemic civil rights litigation at the appellate level ⓘ |
| handlesCasesIn |
Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
United States courts of appeals ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. courts of appeals
federal district courts on remand or related proceedings involving appellate issues ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalAuthority |
United States Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Constitution
federal appellate procedure rules ⓘ federal civil rights statutes ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mission |
to articulate and preserve the Civil Rights Division’s legal positions in appellate litigation
ⓘ
to defend and advance federal civil rights enforcement in appellate courts ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Civil Rights Division
ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
|
| partOf |
Civil Rights Division
ⓘ
executive branch of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Executive Branch of the United States government
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
|
| responsibleFor |
advising Civil Rights Division trial sections on legal issues with appellate implications
ⓘ
coordinating appellate strategy in civil rights litigation ⓘ developing legal positions for the Civil Rights Division in appellate cases ⓘ drafting appellate briefs in civil rights cases ⓘ ensuring consistency of the federal government’s civil rights positions across appellate courts ⓘ handling appeals in civil rights cases ⓘ monitoring developments in civil rights jurisprudence in the federal courts of appeals ⓘ participating in Supreme Court merits and amicus briefs involving civil rights issues ⓘ presenting oral argument in federal courts of appeals ⓘ representing the United States before the Supreme Court in civil rights matters ⓘ representing the United States in federal appellate courts in civil rights matters ⓘ reviewing and editing briefs in civil rights appeals ⓘ |
| worksOn |
amicus curiae briefs in civil rights cases
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appeals from civil rights cases litigated by the Civil Rights Division ⓘ petitions for certiorari in civil rights cases ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Appellate Section Description of subject: The Appellate Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division responsible for handling appeals and developing legal positions in civil rights cases before federal appellate courts and the Supreme Court.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.