Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States
E402794
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States is a 1920 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine, extending the exclusionary rule to evidence derived from illegal searches and seizures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3966409 — 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: Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States Context triple: [Weeks v. United States, relatedCase, Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States]
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A.
United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
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B.
Northern Securities Co. v. United States
Northern Securities Co. v. United States was a landmark 1904 U.S. Supreme Court antitrust case that broke up a major railroad holding company and strengthened federal power to regulate monopolies under the Sherman Act.
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C.
United States v. Butler
United States v. Butler was a 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down key provisions of the New Deal’s Agricultural Adjustment Act as an unconstitutional use of federal taxing and spending power.
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D.
International Shoe Co. v. Washington
International Shoe Co. v. Washington is a landmark 1945 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the modern "minimum contacts" standard for determining when a state may exercise personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant.
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E.
Downes v. Bidwell
Downes v. Bidwell is a 1901 U.S. Supreme Court case that helped establish the "Insular Cases" doctrine, holding that full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to all territories under American control.
- 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: Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States Target entity description: Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States is a 1920 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine, extending the exclusionary rule to evidence derived from illegal searches and seizures.
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A.
United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
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B.
Northern Securities Co. v. United States
Northern Securities Co. v. United States was a landmark 1904 U.S. Supreme Court antitrust case that broke up a major railroad holding company and strengthened federal power to regulate monopolies under the Sherman Act.
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C.
United States v. Butler
United States v. Butler was a 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down key provisions of the New Deal’s Agricultural Adjustment Act as an unconstitutional use of federal taxing and spending power.
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D.
International Shoe Co. v. Washington
International Shoe Co. v. Washington is a landmark 1945 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the modern "minimum contacts" standard for determining when a state may exercise personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant.
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E.
Downes v. Bidwell
Downes v. Bidwell is a 1901 U.S. Supreme Court case that helped establish the "Insular Cases" doctrine, holding that full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to all territories under American control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fourth Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal procedure ⓘ |
| citation | 251 U.S. 385 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| holding |
Evidence derived from an illegal search and seizure is inadmissible in court as fruit of the poisonous tree
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The government may not use knowledge gained from an unlawful search to obtain the same evidence by independent process ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | English ⓘ |
| legalDoctrineEstablished | fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine ⓘ |
| legalDoctrineExtended | exclusionary rule ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ⓘ |
| opinionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 385 ⓘ |
| party |
Silverthorne Lumber Company
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| petitioner | Silverthorne Lumber Company ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
Nardone v. United States
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Wong Sun v. United States ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
derivative evidence
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evidence suppression ⓘ illegal search and seizure ⓘ |
| respondent |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| shortDescription | U.S. Supreme Court case establishing that evidence derived from unlawful searches is inadmissible as fruit of the poisonous tree ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 251 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States Description of subject: Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States is a 1920 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine, extending the exclusionary rule to evidence derived from illegal searches and seizures.
Referenced by (1)
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