United States v. Stanley
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United States v. Stanley is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that formed part of the Civil Rights Cases, in which the Court limited federal power to prohibit racial discrimination by private individuals and businesses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States v. Stanley canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3932007 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Stanley Context triple: [The Civil Rights Cases, hasPart, United States v. Stanley]
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United States v. Comstock
United States v. Comstock is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s authority to civilly commit mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date under the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause.
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United States v. Classic
United States v. Classic is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded federal authority over primary elections by holding that Congress can regulate primaries when they are an integral part of the electoral process for federal offices.
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United States v. Giordano
United States v. Giordano is a U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the strict procedural requirements for federal wiretap authorizations and limited who may approve such surveillance orders.
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United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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E.
Dennis v. United States
Dennis v. United States is a landmark 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on speech advocating the overthrow of the government.
- 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: United States v. Stanley Target entity description: United States v. Stanley is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that formed part of the Civil Rights Cases, in which the Court limited federal power to prohibit racial discrimination by private individuals and businesses.
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A.
United States v. Comstock
United States v. Comstock is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s authority to civilly commit mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date under the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause.
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B.
United States v. Classic
United States v. Classic is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded federal authority over primary elections by holding that Congress can regulate primaries when they are an integral part of the electoral process for federal offices.
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C.
United States v. Giordano
United States v. Giordano is a U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the strict procedural requirements for federal wiretap authorizations and limited who may approve such surveillance orders.
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D.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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E.
Dennis v. United States
Dennis v. United States is a landmark 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on speech advocating the overthrow of the government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ |
| citationStatus | good law on the state action doctrine ⓘ |
| countryOfJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionType | consolidated decision ⓘ |
| effect |
contributed to the legal framework that allowed Jim Crow segregation to develop
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limited federal power to prohibit racial discrimination by private businesses ⓘ limited federal power to prohibit racial discrimination by private individuals ⓘ narrowed interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment enforcement power ⓘ |
| holding |
Congress lacks authority under the Fourteenth Amendment to regulate purely private acts of racial discrimination
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the Civil Rights Act of 1875 is unconstitutional insofar as it regulates private discrimination in public accommodations ⓘ the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits state action, not private conduct ⓘ the Thirteenth Amendment does not authorize Congress to prohibit all private racial discrimination in public accommodations ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine | state action doctrine ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Fourteenth Amendment
ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Thirteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
public accommodations ⓘ racial discrimination ⓘ scope of federal power ⓘ |
| overruledBy | Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as a matter of statutory policy rather than formal judicial overruling) ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Civil Rights Cases (1883)
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surface form:
Civil Rights Cases
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| relatedCase |
The Civil Rights Cases (1883)
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Cases
Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company ⓘ
surface form:
Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad
United States v. Nichols ⓘ United States v. Ryan ⓘ United States v. Singleton ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation |
Civil Rights Act of 1875
ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Thirteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| timePeriod | Reconstruction era and post-Reconstruction civil rights jurisprudence ⓘ |
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Subject: United States v. Stanley Description of subject: United States v. Stanley is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that formed part of the Civil Rights Cases, in which the Court limited federal power to prohibit racial discrimination by private individuals and businesses.
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
The Civil Rights Cases