Moore v. Texas
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Moore v. Texas is a U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the standards for determining intellectual disability in capital cases, reinforcing constitutional limits on executing individuals with such disabilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moore v. Texas canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6224990 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moore v. Texas Context triple: [opinion in Atkins v. Virginia, relatedCase, Moore v. Texas]
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Sossamon v. Texas
Sossamon v. Texas is a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held states do not consent to suits for money damages under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act by accepting federal funds, reinforcing principles of state sovereign immunity.
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Jurek v. Texas
Jurek v. Texas is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of Texas’s capital sentencing scheme and helped define the modern framework for death penalty procedures under the Eighth Amendment.
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Aguilar v. Texas
Aguilar v. Texas is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a two-pronged test for evaluating the sufficiency of informants’ tips in supporting probable cause for search warrants.
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Moore v. Illinois
Moore v. Illinois is a United States Supreme Court decision addressing constitutional criminal procedure issues, particularly concerning the rights of defendants in state prosecutions.
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Branch v. Texas
Branch v. Texas is a U.S. Supreme Court case addressing the constitutionality and application of the death penalty in the wake of the landmark Furman v. Georgia decision.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moore v. Texas Target entity description: Moore v. Texas is a U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the standards for determining intellectual disability in capital cases, reinforcing constitutional limits on executing individuals with such disabilities.
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A.
Sossamon v. Texas
Sossamon v. Texas is a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held states do not consent to suits for money damages under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act by accepting federal funds, reinforcing principles of state sovereign immunity.
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B.
Jurek v. Texas
Jurek v. Texas is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of Texas’s capital sentencing scheme and helped define the modern framework for death penalty procedures under the Eighth Amendment.
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C.
Aguilar v. Texas
Aguilar v. Texas is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a two-pronged test for evaluating the sufficiency of informants’ tips in supporting probable cause for search warrants.
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D.
Moore v. Illinois
Moore v. Illinois is a United States Supreme Court decision addressing constitutional criminal procedure issues, particularly concerning the rights of defendants in state prosecutions.
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E.
Branch v. Texas
Branch v. Texas is a U.S. Supreme Court case addressing the constitutionality and application of the death penalty in the wake of the landmark Furman v. Georgia decision.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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capital punishment case ⓘ criminal law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal procedure ⓘ death penalty jurisprudence ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtDecision | John G. Roberts Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation |
137 S. Ct. 1039 (2017)
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197 L. Ed. 2d 416 (2017) ⓘ 581 U.S. ___ (2017) ⓘ |
| clarified | application of Atkins v. Virginia to state definitions of intellectual disability ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decisionDate | 2017-03-28 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Clarence Thomas
NERFINISHED
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John G. Roberts Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel A. Alito Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 15-797 ⓘ |
| effect |
refined constitutional limits on executing individuals with intellectual disability
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restricted use of non-scientific criteria in assessing intellectual disability in capital cases ⓘ |
| fullName | Moore v. Texas, 581 U.S. ___ (2017) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
States must use current medical diagnostic standards when determining intellectual disability for death penalty eligibility.
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Texas may not rely on nonclinical factors and outdated standards to define intellectual disability in capital cases. ⓘ |
| joinedMajority |
Anthony M. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
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Elena Kagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonia Sotomayor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments
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standards for determining intellectual disability in capital cases ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | Texas Court of Criminal Appeals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | Bobby James Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitionerStatus | death row inmate ⓘ |
| precedentFor | standards for evaluating intellectual disability in later capital cases ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | review of judgment of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ |
| reinforcedPrinciple | persons with intellectual disability are categorically exempt from execution under the Eighth Amendment. ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Atkins v. Virginia
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Hall v. Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Moore v. Texas (2019) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondent | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateLawAtIssue | Texas standards for determining intellectual disability in death penalty cases ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | intellectual disability and capital punishment ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 5-3 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Moore v. Texas Description of subject: Moore v. Texas is a U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the standards for determining intellectual disability in capital cases, reinforcing constitutional limits on executing individuals with such disabilities.
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