Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
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Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal law preempts Arizona’s requirement that prospective voters provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering using the federal form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3822018 — 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: Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. Context triple: [October Term 2012, includesCase, Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.]
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A.
Arizona v. United States
Arizona v. United States is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state authority over immigration enforcement by affirming broad federal power in this area.
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B.
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited Congress’s power to subject non-consenting states to lawsuits in federal court, reinforcing state sovereign immunity.
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C.
Kleppe v. New Mexico
Kleppe v. New Mexico is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed broad federal authority over public lands and wildlife under the Constitution’s Property Clause.
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D.
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona is a regional organization that represents and advocates for the collective interests, governance, and development of federally recognized Native American tribes in Arizona.
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E.
Colorado Department of State v. Baca
Colorado Department of State v. Baca is a U.S. federal court case addressing whether states can remove or sanction presidential electors who refuse to vote in accordance with their state's popular vote in the Electoral College.
- 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: Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. Target entity description: Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal law preempts Arizona’s requirement that prospective voters provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering using the federal form.
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A.
Arizona v. United States
Arizona v. United States is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state authority over immigration enforcement by affirming broad federal power in this area.
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B.
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited Congress’s power to subject non-consenting states to lawsuits in federal court, reinforcing state sovereign immunity.
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C.
Kleppe v. New Mexico
Kleppe v. New Mexico is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed broad federal authority over public lands and wildlife under the Constitution’s Property Clause.
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D.
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona is a regional organization that represents and advocates for the collective interests, governance, and development of federally recognized Native American tribes in Arizona.
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E.
Colorado Department of State v. Baca
Colorado Department of State v. Baca is a U.S. federal court case addressing whether states can remove or sanction presidential electors who refuse to vote in accordance with their state's popular vote in the Electoral College.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
federal preemption case ⓘ voting rights case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
election law ⓘ federalism ⓘ |
| citation |
133 S. Ct. 2247
ⓘ
186 L. Ed. 2d 239 ⓘ 570 U.S. 1 ⓘ |
| concerns |
Arizona Proposition 200
ⓘ
federal voter registration form ⓘ state authority to set voter registration requirements ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2013-06-17 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Clarence Thomas
ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Clarence Thomas
Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
|
| docketNumber | 12-71 ⓘ |
| holding |
federal law preempts Arizona’s requirement that prospective voters provide documentary proof of citizenship when using the federal voter registration form
ⓘ
National Voter Registration Act ⓘ
surface form:
the National Voter Registration Act preempts Arizona’s additional documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement for the federal form
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| impact | limited state ability to impose additional requirements on the federal voter registration form ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
John G. Roberts Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
Elena Kagan ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Elena Kagan
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Stephen G. Breyer
|
| jurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
National Voter Registration Act interpretation
ⓘ
elections and voting ⓘ federal preemption ⓘ proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration ⓘ |
| lowerCourtHolding | Ninth Circuit held that the NVRA preempted Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship requirement for the federal form ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Antonin Scalia
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surface form:
Justice Antonin Scalia
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| originatedFrom |
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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surface form:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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| petitioner |
Arizona
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surface form:
State of Arizona
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| relatedCase | Gonzales v. Arizona ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | preemption under the Elections Clause ⓘ |
| respondent |
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
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surface form:
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
other nonprofit organizations ⓘ |
| result | Arizona may not require documentary proof of citizenship as a condition for using the federal voter registration form ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted |
Elections Clause
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surface form:
Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution
National Voter Registration Act ⓘ
surface form:
National Voter Registration Act of 1993
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Constitution Article I Section 4
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| supremeCourtAction | affirmed the judgment of the Ninth Circuit ⓘ |
| termOfCourt | October Term 2012 ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 7-2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. Description of subject: Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal law preempts Arizona’s requirement that prospective voters provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering using the federal form.
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