Dooley v. United States
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Dooley v. United States is a 1901 U.S. Supreme Court case that helped define the constitutional status of newly acquired overseas territories and contributed to the development of the Insular Cases doctrine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dooley v. United States canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4158627 — 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: Dooley v. United States Context triple: [Insular Cases doctrine, hasPart, Dooley v. United States]
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A.
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.
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B.
United States v. Donovan
United States v. Donovan is a U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the requirements and scope of federal wiretap procedures and notice obligations under Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
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C.
Yates v. United States
Yates v. United States is a 1957 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the application of the Smith Act by distinguishing between the advocacy of abstract doctrine and the advocacy of concrete action to overthrow the government.
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D.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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E.
Reese v. United States
Reese v. United States is an 1876 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited federal enforcement of African Americans’ voting rights under the Fifteenth Amendment during the Reconstruction era.
- 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: Dooley v. United States Target entity description: Dooley v. United States is a 1901 U.S. Supreme Court case that helped define the constitutional status of newly acquired overseas territories and contributed to the development of the Insular Cases doctrine.
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A.
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.
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B.
United States v. Donovan
United States v. Donovan is a U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the requirements and scope of federal wiretap procedures and notice obligations under Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
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C.
Yates v. United States
Yates v. United States is a 1957 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the application of the Smith Act by distinguishing between the advocacy of abstract doctrine and the advocacy of concrete action to overthrow the government.
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D.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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E.
Reese v. United States
Reese v. United States is an 1876 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited federal enforcement of African Americans’ voting rights under the Fifteenth Amendment during the Reconstruction era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Insular Case
ⓘ
United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| appliesTo | unincorporated territories ⓘ |
| concerns | newly acquired overseas territories ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Insular Cases
ⓘ
surface form:
Insular Cases doctrine
|
| followsEvent | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityLevel | binding precedent in federal courts ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
United States Supreme Court cases in 1901
ⓘ
United States constitutional case law ⓘ United States territorial case law ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 182 U.S. 222 ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| hasEra | Fuller Court ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | U.S. expansion and imperialism at the turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
| hasHolding |
Congress has power to regulate customs duties between the United States and its territories
ⓘ
the Constitution does not necessarily apply in full to unincorporated territories ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
influenced later Supreme Court decisions on territorial rights
ⓘ
shaped doctrine on incorporation of territories ⓘ |
| hasIssue | whether customs duties could be collected on trade between the United States and Puerto Rico after its cession ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
extraterritorial application of the Constitution
ⓘ
plenary power of Congress over territories ⓘ territorial incorporation ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalSubject |
constitutional law
ⓘ
customs duties ⓘ status of U.S. territories ⓘ territorial law ⓘ |
| hasLegalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| hasProceduralPosture | appeal from lower federal court ⓘ |
| hasPublicationMedium | United States Reports ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
relationship between Congress and territorial residents
ⓘ
rights in U.S. territories ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialContext | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| helpedDefine |
application of U.S. tariff laws to territories
ⓘ
constitutional status of newly acquired territories ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Insular Cases ⓘ |
| isRelatedCase |
Armstrong v. United States
ⓘ
Balzac v. Porto Rico ⓘ Downes v. Bidwell ⓘ
surface form:
De Lima v. Bidwell
Downes v. Bidwell ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Tariff laws of the United States
ⓘ
Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Dooley v. United States Description of subject: Dooley v. United States is a 1901 U.S. Supreme Court case that helped define the constitutional status of newly acquired overseas territories and contributed to the development of the Insular Cases doctrine.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Insular Cases doctrine