Windsor
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Windsor is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act, advancing federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Windsor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3830461 — 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: Windsor Context triple: [Windsor v. United States (in part), shortName, Windsor]
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Windsor
Windsor is a historic English town in Berkshire best known for Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British monarch and a major royal and military ceremonial site.
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Windsor
Windsor is a small town in northern Colorado known for its rapidly growing residential communities and proximity to major Front Range cities like Fort Collins and Greeley.
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Windsor
Windsor is a historic town in Connecticut recognized as the state's first English settlement and now part of the Hartford metropolitan area.
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Windsor
Windsor is a Canadian city in southwestern Ontario located directly across the Detroit River from Detroit, known for its automotive industry and role as a key border crossing between Canada and the United States.
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Windsor
Windsor is a village in south-central Wisconsin, United States, located just north of the city of Madison.
- 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: Windsor Target entity description: Windsor is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act, advancing federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
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Windsor
Windsor is a historic town in Connecticut recognized as the state's first English settlement and now part of the Hartford metropolitan area.
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Windsor
Windsor is the royal house and family name of the reigning British monarchs, adopted in the early 20th century and borne by Queen Elizabeth II and her descendants.
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Windsor
Windsor is a historic English town in Berkshire best known for Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British monarch and a major royal and military ceremonial site.
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Windsor
Windsor is a small town in northern Colorado known for its rapidly growing residential communities and proximity to major Front Range cities like Fort Collins and Greeley.
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Windsor
Windsor is a small town in Sonoma County, California, known for its wineries, scenic surroundings, and role as a gateway to the Russian River Valley wine region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT rights case
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U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ civil rights case ⓘ constitutional law case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
LGBT rights in the United States
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family law ⓘ federalism ⓘ |
| argumentDate | 2013-03-27 ⓘ |
| challengedProvision | Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act ⓘ |
| challengedStatute | Defense of Marriage Act ⓘ |
| citation |
133 S. Ct. 2675
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186 L. Ed. 2d 808 ⓘ 570 U.S. 744 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2013-06-26 ⓘ |
| decisionType | 5–4 decision ⓘ |
| defendant | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissentingJustice |
Antonin Scalia
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Clarence Thomas ⓘ John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 12-307 ⓘ |
| effect |
extended federal benefits to married same-sex couples
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required federal government to recognize same-sex marriages valid under state law ⓘ struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| holding | Section 3 of DOMA is unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons protected by the Fifth Amendment ⓘ |
| joinedMajorityJustice |
Elena Kagan
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
due process under the Fifth Amendment
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equal protection under the Fifth Amendment ⓘ federal recognition of same-sex marriages ⓘ |
| locationOfLowerCourtCase | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ |
| lowerCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ |
| lowerCourtOutcome | DOMA Section 3 held unconstitutional ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ |
| petitioner |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| plaintiff |
Edith Schlain Windsor
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surface form:
Edith Windsor
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| precedentFor | Obergefell v. Hodges ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Hollingsworth v. Perry ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation | Defense of Marriage Act ⓘ |
| respondent |
Edith Schlain Windsor
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surface form:
Edith Windsor
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| result | federal definition of marriage could not exclude same-sex couples where states recognized such marriages ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | estate tax refund for surviving same-sex spouse ⓘ |
| term | October Term 2012 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Windsor Description of subject: Windsor is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act, advancing federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.