Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court
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The Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court is the official legal officer responsible for preparing, editing, and publishing the authoritative written opinions of Massachusetts’s highest court.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reporter of Decisions of the Appeals Court of Massachusetts | 1 |
| Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T275578 — 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: Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court Context triple: [Massachusetts Reports, maintainedBy, Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court]
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A.
Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States
The Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States is the official legal editor responsible for preparing and publishing the Court’s opinions in the United States Reports.
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B.
Supreme Court Reporter
Supreme Court Reporter is a commercially published case reporter that provides annotated and unofficial versions of decisions from the United States Supreme Court.
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C.
Blackmun Reports
Blackmun Reports is a collection of United States Supreme Court opinions and related writings associated with Justice Harry A. Blackmun, published as a specialized continuation of the official United States Reports.
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D.
United States Reports
United States Reports is the official bound collection of the decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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E.
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States is a historic multi-volume compilation of early U.S. Supreme Court decisions edited and reported by Richard Peters.
- 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: Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court Target entity description: The Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court is the official legal officer responsible for preparing, editing, and publishing the authoritative written opinions of Massachusetts’s highest court.
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A.
Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States
The Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States is the official legal editor responsible for preparing and publishing the Court’s opinions in the United States Reports.
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B.
Supreme Court Reporter
Supreme Court Reporter is a commercially published case reporter that provides annotated and unofficial versions of decisions from the United States Supreme Court.
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C.
Blackmun Reports
Blackmun Reports is a collection of United States Supreme Court opinions and related writings associated with Justice Harry A. Blackmun, published as a specialized continuation of the official United States Reports.
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D.
United States Reports
United States Reports is the official bound collection of the decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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E.
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States is a historic multi-volume compilation of early U.S. Supreme Court decisions edited and reported by Richard Peters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial branch position
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legal office ⓘ public office ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
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surface form:
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
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| appointedBy |
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
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surface form:
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
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| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Massachusetts General Laws ⓘ |
| duty |
edit written opinions of the Supreme Judicial Court
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ensure accuracy of reported decisions ⓘ oversee official law reports of the Supreme Judicial Court ⓘ prepare headnotes and other editorial enhancements for opinions ⓘ prepare written opinions of the Supreme Judicial Court for publication ⓘ publish authoritative written opinions of the Supreme Judicial Court ⓘ standardize citation and formatting of court opinions ⓘ |
| employer |
Massachusetts
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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| ensures |
authenticity of published Supreme Judicial Court decisions
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consistency of legal citations in official reports ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
judicial opinions
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law reporting ⓘ legal publishing ⓘ |
| goal |
make Supreme Judicial Court decisions accessible to the public
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provide reliable precedent for the Massachusetts legal system ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | official text of Supreme Judicial Court opinions ⓘ |
| hasOfficialCapacity | officer of the court ⓘ |
| hasScope | opinions of the Supreme Judicial Court, not trial court decisions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Massachusetts
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory office under Massachusetts law ⓘ |
| officialOf |
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
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surface form:
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
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| partOf |
Judiciary of Massachusetts
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surface form:
Massachusetts court system
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| publishes | official reports of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| relatedPosition |
Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Reporter of Decisions of the Appeals Court of Massachusetts
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| reportsTo |
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
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surface form:
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
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| requires |
knowledge of appellate procedure
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legal expertise ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Massachusetts Reports
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editing concurring opinions of the Supreme Judicial Court ⓘ editing dissenting opinions of the Supreme Judicial Court ⓘ implementing editorial policies for official reports ⓘ maintaining archival record of Supreme Judicial Court decisions ⓘ publication schedules for official reports ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| typeOf | reporter of decisions ⓘ |
| uses | Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure ⓘ |
| workLocation | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court Description of subject: The Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court is the official legal officer responsible for preparing, editing, and publishing the authoritative written opinions of Massachusetts’s highest court.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court
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relatedPosition
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Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Reporter of Decisions of the Appeals Court of Massachusetts