First Amendment Clinic
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The First Amendment Clinic is a legal clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law where students gain practical experience litigating and advocating on issues involving free speech, press, and related constitutional rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Amendment Clinic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T512487 — 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: First Amendment Clinic Context triple: [University of Virginia School of Law, hasClinic, First Amendment Clinic]
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A.
Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review
The Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review is a leading student-edited legal journal focused on issues of civil rights, civil liberties, and social justice.
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B.
Human Rights Clinic
The Human Rights Clinic is a Columbia Law School program where students work on real-world human rights advocacy, litigation, and research under faculty supervision.
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C.
County of Allegheny v. ACLU
County of Allegheny v. ACLU is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the interpretation of the Establishment Clause by addressing the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on government property.
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D.
Center for Constitutional Governance
The Center for Constitutional Governance is a Columbia Law School research and policy center focused on the study and strengthening of constitutional structure, democratic institutions, and the rule of law.
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E.
Lee v. Weisman
Lee v. Weisman is a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies unconstitutional under the Establishment 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: First Amendment Clinic Target entity description: The First Amendment Clinic is a legal clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law where students gain practical experience litigating and advocating on issues involving free speech, press, and related constitutional rights.
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A.
Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review
The Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review is a leading student-edited legal journal focused on issues of civil rights, civil liberties, and social justice.
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B.
Human Rights Clinic
The Human Rights Clinic is a Columbia Law School program where students work on real-world human rights advocacy, litigation, and research under faculty supervision.
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C.
County of Allegheny v. ACLU
County of Allegheny v. ACLU is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the interpretation of the Establishment Clause by addressing the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on government property.
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D.
Center for Constitutional Governance
The Center for Constitutional Governance is a Columbia Law School research and policy center focused on the study and strengthening of constitutional structure, democratic institutions, and the rule of law.
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E.
Lee v. Weisman
Lee v. Weisman is a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational program
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legal clinic ⓘ |
| activity |
client counseling
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drafting legal briefs ⓘ legal advocacy ⓘ litigation ⓘ participating in hearings ⓘ policy advocacy related to free speech and press ⓘ preparing court filings ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | University of Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educates | law students ⓘ |
| educationalMethod |
clinical legal education
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experiential learning ⓘ |
| field |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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surface form:
First Amendment law
civil rights law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
First Amendment rights
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academic freedom issues ⓘ access to information ⓘ content-based speech regulations ⓘ defamation and related speech torts ⓘ free speech issues ⓘ freedom of the press issues ⓘ government transparency issues ⓘ newsgathering rights ⓘ open government issues ⓘ prior restraint issues ⓘ protest and assembly rights ⓘ public records issues ⓘ student speech issues ⓘ viewpoint discrimination issues ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Charlottesville, Virginia ⓘ |
| mission |
to advance public understanding of First Amendment freedoms
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to protect free speech and press rights through litigation ⓘ to train law students in First Amendment advocacy ⓘ |
| offers |
appellate advocacy experience
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opportunities to work with real clients ⓘ practical litigation experience ⓘ pretrial litigation experience ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Virginia School of Law ⓘ |
| regulates | none (provides legal services rather than regulation) ⓘ |
| sector | nonprofit legal services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Amendment Clinic Description of subject: The First Amendment Clinic is a legal clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law where students gain practical experience litigating and advocating on issues involving free speech, press, and related constitutional rights.
Referenced by (1)
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