Adamson v. California
E572466
Adamson v. California is a 1947 U.S. Supreme Court decision that refused to apply the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, later undermined by incorporation-era rulings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adamson v. California canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6165810 — 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: Adamson v. California Context triple: [Malloy v. Hogan, limitedOrRejectedPrecedent, Adamson v. California]
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A.
Bridges v. California
Bridges v. California is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly expanded First Amendment protections by limiting the power of courts to punish out-of-court publications as contempt.
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B.
Edwards v. California
Edwards v. California is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a California law restricting the bringing of indigent persons into the state, holding that such limits on interstate movement violated the Commerce Clause.
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C.
Whitney v. California
Whitney v. California was a 1927 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a conviction under a state criminal syndicalism law and became historically significant for Justice Brandeis’s influential concurrence on free speech before later being overruled.
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D.
Miller v. California
Miller v. California is a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that redefined the legal test for obscenity and allowed greater regulation of pornographic materials.
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E.
Rochin v. California
Rochin v. California is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that held evidence obtained by methods that "shock the conscience," such as forcibly pumping a suspect’s stomach, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
- 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: Adamson v. California Target entity description: Adamson v. California is a 1947 U.S. Supreme Court decision that refused to apply the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, later undermined by incorporation-era rulings.
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A.
Bridges v. California
Bridges v. California is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly expanded First Amendment protections by limiting the power of courts to punish out-of-court publications as contempt.
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B.
Edwards v. California
Edwards v. California is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a California law restricting the bringing of indigent persons into the state, holding that such limits on interstate movement violated the Commerce Clause.
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C.
Whitney v. California
Whitney v. California was a 1927 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a conviction under a state criminal syndicalism law and became historically significant for Justice Brandeis’s influential concurrence on free speech before later being overruled.
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D.
Miller v. California
Miller v. California is a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that redefined the legal test for obscenity and allowed greater regulation of pornographic materials.
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E.
Rochin v. California
Rochin v. California is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that held evidence obtained by methods that "shock the conscience," such as forcibly pumping a suspect’s stomach, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1947-01-15 ⓘ |
| citation | 332 U.S. 46 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Justice Felix Frankfurter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Justice Stanley F. Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| criminalChargeContext | murder conviction in California state court ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1947-06-23 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Justice Frank Murphy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Justice Hugo L. Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice Wiley B. Rutledge NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice William O. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine | selective incorporation ⓘ |
| factPatternElement | prosecutor commented on defendant’s failure to testify ⓘ |
| fullName | Adamson v. People of the State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding | The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination is not applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause ⓘ |
| interpretiveApproachDiscussed |
selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights
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total incorporation of the Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| legalIssue |
application of the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to the states
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scope of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Felix Frankfurter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fred M. Vinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold H. Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugo L. Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert H. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley F. Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Justice Stanley F. Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Justice Black’s dissent advocated total incorporation of the first eight amendments via the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| overruledInPracticeBy |
Griffin v. California
NERFINISHED
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Malloy v. Hogan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| page | 46 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Luther Adamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentStatus | later undermined by incorporation-era decisions ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Duncan v. Louisiana
NERFINISHED
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Griffin v. California NERFINISHED ⓘ Malloy v. Hogan NERFINISHED ⓘ Palko v. Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultForPetitioner | conviction affirmed ⓘ |
| stateParty | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volume | 332 U.S. ⓘ |
| vote | 5-4 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1947 ⓘ |
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Subject: Adamson v. California Description of subject: Adamson v. California is a 1947 U.S. Supreme Court decision that refused to apply the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, later undermined by incorporation-era rulings.
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