Justice James C. McReynolds
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Justice James C. McReynolds was a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1914–1941), known for his opposition to New Deal legislation and his often abrasive, reactionary judicial and personal views.
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| James C. McReynolds | 11 |
| Justice James C. McReynolds canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T85297 — 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)
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Target entity: Justice James C. McReynolds Context triple: [Steward Machine Co. v. Davis, dissentingJustice, Justice James C. McReynolds]
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Justice Owen J. Roberts
Justice Owen J. Roberts was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1930–1945) known for his pivotal swing votes during the New Deal era.
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Justice Harlan F. Stone
Justice Harlan F. Stone was an Associate Justice and later Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his support of New Deal legislation and his influential opinions on constitutional law and civil liberties.
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Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Lewis F. Powell Jr. was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1972–1987) known as a pivotal moderate whose swing votes shaped landmark decisions on issues such as abortion, affirmative action, and the death penalty.
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Paul G. Kirk
Paul G. Kirk is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as interim U.S. Senator from Massachusetts following the death of Edward M. Kennedy.
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John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens was a long-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his independent, often liberal-leaning opinions and influential dissents.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Justice James C. McReynolds Target entity description: Justice James C. McReynolds was a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1914–1941), known for his opposition to New Deal legislation and his often abrasive, reactionary judicial and personal views.
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A.
Justice Owen J. Roberts
Justice Owen J. Roberts was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1930–1945) known for his pivotal swing votes during the New Deal era.
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B.
Justice Harlan F. Stone
Justice Harlan F. Stone was an Associate Justice and later Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his support of New Deal legislation and his influential opinions on constitutional law and civil liberties.
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C.
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Lewis F. Powell Jr. was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1972–1987) known as a pivotal moderate whose swing votes shaped landmark decisions on issues such as abortion, affirmative action, and the death penalty.
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D.
Paul G. Kirk
Paul G. Kirk is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as interim U.S. Senator from Massachusetts following the death of Edward M. Kennedy.
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E.
John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens was a long-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his independent, often liberal-leaning opinions and influential dissents.
- F. None of above. chosen
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Justice James C. McReynolds Description of subject: Justice James C. McReynolds was a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1914–1941), known for his opposition to New Deal legislation and his often abrasive, reactionary judicial and personal views.
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