Hicklin
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Hicklin is the named petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case Hicklin v. Orbeck, which addressed the constitutionality of Alaska’s local-hire employment preferences under the Privileges and Immunities Clause.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hicklin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3913236 — 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: Hicklin Context triple: [Hicklin v. Orbeck, petitioner, Hicklin]
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A.
Blakely
Blakely is a given name and surname of English origin that has become popular as a modern unisex first name.
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B.
Palmore
Palmore is a surname that functions as a variant form of the more common family name Palmer.
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C.
Eldridge
Eldridge is an English-language surname of Old English origin, borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the arts, and sports.
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D.
Prynne
Prynne is the surname of Hester and her daughter Pearl in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel "The Scarlet Letter," symbolizing their stigmatized yet resilient place in Puritan society.
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E.
Alleyne
Alleyne is a given name most notably borne by Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St Helens, an 18th–19th century British diplomat and politician.
- 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: Hicklin Target entity description: Hicklin is the named petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case Hicklin v. Orbeck, which addressed the constitutionality of Alaska’s local-hire employment preferences under the Privileges and Immunities Clause.
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A.
Blakely
Blakely is a given name and surname of English origin that has become popular as a modern unisex first name.
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B.
Palmore
Palmore is a surname that functions as a variant form of the more common family name Palmer.
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C.
Eldridge
Eldridge is an English-language surname of Old English origin, borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the arts, and sports.
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D.
Prynne
Prynne is the surname of Hester and her daughter Pearl in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel "The Scarlet Letter," symbolizing their stigmatized yet resilient place in Puritan society.
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E.
Alleyne
Alleyne is a given name most notably borne by Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St Helens, an 18th–19th century British diplomat and politician.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
litigant
ⓘ
petitioner ⓘ |
| caseCategory |
Privileges and Immunities Clause case
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U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| caseCitation |
Hicklin v. Orbeck
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surface form:
Hicklin v. Orbeck, 437 U.S. 518 (1978)
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| caseHoldingRelatedTo |
discrimination against nonresidents in employment
ⓘ
limits on state power to favor residents over nonresidents ⓘ |
| caseInvolves |
Alaska Hire statute
ⓘ
Alaska local-hire employment preferences ⓘ Privileges and Immunities Clause ⓘ
surface form:
Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV of the U.S. Constitution
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| caseOutcome | Alaska local-hire preference held unconstitutional ⓘ |
| caseSubjectMatter |
constitutional law
ⓘ
employment law ⓘ state regulation of natural resource–related employment ⓘ |
| caseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| constitutionalIssue | constitutionality of Alaska’s local-hire employment preferences ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionChallenged |
Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
Article IV, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution
Privileges and Immunities Clause ⓘ |
| courtDecisionType | unanimous decision ⓘ |
| decisionAuthoredBy | William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| decisionBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| employmentContext | oil and gas industry–related jobs in Alaska ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOfCase | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| legalDoctrineImpacted |
Privileges and Immunities Clause
ⓘ
surface form:
Privileges and Immunities Clause jurisprudence
state residency preferences for employment ⓘ |
| legalPosition | petitioner in Hicklin v. Orbeck ⓘ |
| opposedParty | Orbeck ⓘ |
| partyToCase | Hicklin v. Orbeck ⓘ |
| roleIn | Hicklin v. Orbeck ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | Alaska ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hicklin Description of subject: Hicklin is the named petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case Hicklin v. Orbeck, which addressed the constitutionality of Alaska’s local-hire employment preferences under the Privileges and Immunities Clause.
Referenced by (1)
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