John Geddes Lawrence
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John Geddes Lawrence was the lead plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down sodomy laws and expanded constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ rights.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Geddes Lawrence canonical | 2 |
| John Geddes Lawrence Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3965803 — 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.
Target entity: John Geddes Lawrence Context triple: [Lawrence v. Texas, parties, John Geddes Lawrence]
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John H. Lawrence
John H. Lawrence was an American physician and physicist known as a pioneer of nuclear medicine for his early use of radioactive isotopes in diagnosis and treatment.
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Gerald Lynn Bostock
Gerald Lynn Bostock is an American plaintiff whose landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Bostock v. Clayton County, established that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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C.
William Henry Furman
William Henry Furman was the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Furman v. Georgia, which led to a temporary halt of capital punishment nationwide in 1972.
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D.
Charles Alan Wright
Charles Alan Wright was a prominent American legal scholar and constitutional law expert, best known as the principal author of the influential treatise "Federal Practice and Procedure."
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E.
David Dill
David Dill is an American computer scientist known for his influential work in formal verification, model checking, and hardware verification.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Geddes Lawrence Target entity description: John Geddes Lawrence was the lead plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down sodomy laws and expanded constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ rights.
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A.
John H. Lawrence
John H. Lawrence was an American physician and physicist known as a pioneer of nuclear medicine for his early use of radioactive isotopes in diagnosis and treatment.
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B.
Gerald Lynn Bostock
Gerald Lynn Bostock is an American plaintiff whose landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Bostock v. Clayton County, established that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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C.
William Henry Furman
William Henry Furman was the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Furman v. Georgia, which led to a temporary halt of capital punishment nationwide in 1972.
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D.
Charles Alan Wright
Charles Alan Wright was a prominent American legal scholar and constitutional law expert, best known as the principal author of the influential treatise "Federal Practice and Procedure."
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E.
David Dill
David Dill is an American computer scientist known for his influential work in formal verification, model checking, and hardware verification.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT rights activist
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human ⓘ |
| arrestDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| arrestedFor | alleged violation of Texas sodomy law ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Houston, Texas, United States
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surface form:
Houston, Texas
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| causeOfDeath | heart-related illness ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| hasOccupation | medical technologist ⓘ |
| hasPartner | Tyron Garner ⓘ |
| impactOn |
LGBT rights in the United States
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privacy rights jurisprudence in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging Texas sodomy law
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expanding constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ people in the United States ⓘ |
| legalCase |
Lawrence v. Texas (in part)
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surface form:
Lawrence v. Texas
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| legalRepresentationBy | Lambda Legal ⓘ |
| livedIn | Harris County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | LGBT rights movement ⓘ |
| name | John Geddes Lawrence self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor | being lead plaintiff in Lawrence v. Texas ⓘ |
| partyIn |
Lawrence v. Texas (in part)
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surface form:
Lawrence v. Texas
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| placeOfBirth | Beaumont, Texas ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Houston, Texas, United States
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surface form:
Houston, Texas
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Houston, Texas, United States
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surface form:
Houston, Texas
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| roleInLegalCase | lead plaintiff in Lawrence v. Texas ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographical and legal scholarship on Lawrence v. Texas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: John Geddes Lawrence Description of subject: John Geddes Lawrence was the lead plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down sodomy laws and expanded constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ rights.
Referenced by (3)
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