Gregg v. Georgia
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Gregg v. Georgia is a landmark 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that reinstated the death penalty under revised statutes, holding that capital punishment is constitutional under certain guided-discretion procedures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gregg v. Georgia canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T417934 — 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: Gregg v. Georgia Context triple: [Furman v. Georgia, relatedCase, Gregg v. Georgia]
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A.
Bostock v. Clayton County
Bostock v. Clayton County is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held federal employment discrimination law protects employees from being fired for being gay or transgender.
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B.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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Furman v. Georgia
Furman v. Georgia is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily halted capital punishment nationwide by ruling existing death penalty schemes unconstitutional under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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D.
Shelby County v. Holder
Shelby County v. Holder is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by striking down the formula used to determine which jurisdictions required federal preclearance for changes to their voting laws.
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E.
Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established intermediate scrutiny as the standard for evaluating gender-based classifications under the Equal Protection Clause.
- 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: Gregg v. Georgia Target entity description: Gregg v. Georgia is a landmark 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that reinstated the death penalty under revised statutes, holding that capital punishment is constitutional under certain guided-discretion procedures.
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A.
Bostock v. Clayton County
Bostock v. Clayton County is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held federal employment discrimination law protects employees from being fired for being gay or transgender.
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B.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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C.
Furman v. Georgia
Furman v. Georgia is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily halted capital punishment nationwide by ruling existing death penalty schemes unconstitutional under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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D.
Shelby County v. Holder
Shelby County v. Holder is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by striking down the formula used to determine which jurisdictions required federal preclearance for changes to their voting laws.
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E.
Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established intermediate scrutiny as the standard for evaluating gender-based classifications under the Equal Protection Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark decision ⓘ |
| approvedPractice |
bifurcated guilt and penalty phases in capital trials
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consideration of aggravating and mitigating circumstances in capital sentencing ⓘ |
| concernsTopic |
bifurcated capital trials
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capital punishment procedures ⓘ cruel and unusual punishment ⓘ death penalty ⓘ guided discretion statutes ⓘ |
| decidedWith |
Jurek v. Texas
ⓘ
Proffitt v. Florida ⓘ Roberts v. Louisiana ⓘ Woodson v. North Carolina ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Thurgood Marshall
ⓘ
William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| establishedRule |
capital sentencing schemes must allow consideration of the character and record of the individual offender
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capital sentencing schemes must provide objective criteria to direct and limit sentencing discretion ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Coker v. Georgia
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Lockett v. Ohio ⓘ McCleskey v. Kemp ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 428 U.S. 153 ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 1976-07-02 ⓘ |
| hasDocketNumber | 74-6257 ⓘ |
| hasPetitioner | Troy Leon Gregg ⓘ |
| hasRespondent |
Georgia
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surface form:
State of Georgia
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| held |
capital punishment may be constitutional if imposed under guided-discretion procedures
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mandatory death penalty statutes are unconstitutional ⓘ the death penalty is not per se unconstitutional under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments ⓘ |
| interpretsProvision |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| introducedDoctrine | guided discretion in capital sentencing ⓘ |
| joinedByInJudgment |
Harry A. Blackmun
ⓘ
Warren E. Burger ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law
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criminal law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Byron R. White
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surface form:
Byron White
Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ |
| originatedFromCourt | Supreme Court of Georgia ⓘ |
| overruledCaseInPart | Furman v. Georgia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Furman v. Georgia ⓘ |
| resultedIn | reinstatement of the death penalty in the United States under revised statutes ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1976 ⓘ |
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Subject: Gregg v. Georgia Description of subject: Gregg v. Georgia is a landmark 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that reinstated the death penalty under revised statutes, holding that capital punishment is constitutional under certain guided-discretion procedures.
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