Rassmussen v. United States
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Rassmussen v. United States is a 1905 U.S. Supreme Court case that applied the Insular Cases framework to determine the constitutional rights available in newly acquired U.S. territories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rassmussen v. United States canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4158633 — 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: Rassmussen v. United States Context triple: [Insular Cases doctrine, hasPart, Rassmussen v. United States]
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A.
Abrams v. United States
Abrams v. United States was a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of antiwar activists under federal law and is best known for Justice Holmes’s famous dissent articulating the “marketplace of ideas” concept in free speech jurisprudence.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Rassmussen v. United States Target entity description: Rassmussen v. United States is a 1905 U.S. Supreme Court case that applied the Insular Cases framework to determine the constitutional rights available in newly acquired U.S. territories.
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A.
Abrams v. United States
Abrams v. United States was a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of antiwar activists under federal law and is best known for Justice Holmes’s famous dissent articulating the “marketplace of ideas” concept in free speech jurisprudence.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Insular Cases-era decision
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ federal criminal case ⓘ |
| appliesFramework |
Insular Cases
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surface form:
Insular Cases framework
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| caseType | criminal appeal ⓘ |
| category |
United States Supreme Court cases of the Fuller Court
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United States Supreme Court cases on territorial law ⓘ United States Supreme Court cases on the Sixth Amendment ⓘ |
| citation | 197 U.S. 516 ⓘ |
| clarifies |
distinction between incorporated and unincorporated territories
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extent of constitutional rights in newly acquired territories ⓘ |
| concerns |
application of the U.S. Constitution in territories
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right to trial by jury in a U.S. territory ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution
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U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Sixth 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 | 1905 ⓘ |
| effect |
confirmed that full constitutional protections apply in incorporated territories
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limited congressional power to modify jury trial requirements in incorporated territories ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century U.S. constitutional jurisprudence ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Alaska ⓘ |
| holding |
Alaska territorial era
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surface form:
Alaska was an incorporated territory of the United States
Congress could not dispense with a jury of twelve persons in criminal prosecutions in Alaska ⓘ the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial applies in Alaska ⓘ |
| issue |
whether Alaska was incorporated into the United States for constitutional purposes
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whether Congress could authorize non–twelve-person juries in Alaska ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States (territorial jurisdiction)
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surface form:
United States federal jurisdiction
|
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine |
incorporated territory doctrine
ⓘ
territorial incorporation under the Insular Cases ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Insular Cases doctrine
NERFINISHED
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constitutional law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ jury trial rights ⓘ territorial law ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 516 ⓘ |
| partOf | Insular Cases line of decisions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor | later cases on territorial incorporation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Balzac v. Porto Rico
ONNED1
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Dorr v. United States ⓘ Downes v. Bidwell ⓘ |
| territorialContext |
Alaska
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surface form:
Territory of Alaska
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| timePeriod | post–Spanish-American War expansion era ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 197 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rassmussen v. United States Description of subject: Rassmussen v. United States is a 1905 U.S. Supreme Court case that applied the Insular Cases framework to determine the constitutional rights available in newly acquired U.S. territories.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Insular Cases doctrine