United States v. Singleton
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United States v. Singleton is one of the 1883 U.S. Supreme Court decisions collectively known as the Civil Rights Cases, which limited federal enforcement of civil rights protections against private discrimination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States v. Singleton canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3932010 — 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: United States v. Singleton Context triple: [The Civil Rights Cases, hasPart, United States v. Singleton]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
United States v. Gratiot
United States v. Gratiot is an 1840 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld broad federal authority over public lands under the Constitution’s Property Clause.
- 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. Singleton Target entity description: United States v. Singleton is one of the 1883 U.S. Supreme Court decisions collectively known as the Civil Rights Cases, which limited federal enforcement of civil rights protections against private discrimination.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
United States v. Gratiot
United States v. Gratiot is an 1840 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld broad federal authority over public lands under the Constitution’s Property Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| apexCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
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
|
| concerns |
federal enforcement of civil rights protections
ⓘ
private discrimination ⓘ |
| countryOfJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtName | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1883 ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1883 in United States case law
ⓘ
United States Supreme Court cases ⓘ United States civil rights case law ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalIssue |
reach of the Thirteenth Amendment over private conduct
ⓘ
scope of the Fourteenth Amendment state action requirement ⓘ |
| hasEffect | restricted scope of federal civil rights enforcement against private parties ⓘ |
| hasHolding | federal civil rights protections did not extend to certain private discriminatory acts ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn | subsequent civil rights jurisprudence ⓘ |
| hasLegalPrinciple | limited federal power to prohibit private acts of discrimination ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Reconstruction era aftermath ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn |
The Civil Rights Cases (1883)
ⓘ
surface form:
1883 Civil Rights Cases decisions
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| isRelatedTo |
Civil Rights Act of 1875
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Act of 1875 enforcement controversies
The Civil Rights Cases (1883) ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Cases (109 U.S. 3, 1883)
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
civil rights law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Civil Rights Cases (1883)
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Cases
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States v. Singleton Description of subject: United States v. Singleton is one of the 1883 U.S. Supreme Court decisions collectively known as the Civil Rights Cases, which limited federal enforcement of civil rights protections against private discrimination.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Civil Rights Cases