John Paul Stevens (in part and in the judgment)
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John Paul Stevens was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his long tenure from 1975 to 2010 and his evolution into one of the Court’s leading liberal voices.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Paul Stevens (in part and in the judgment) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7093895 — 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)
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Target entity: John Paul Stevens (in part and in the judgment) Context triple: [Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio, joinedByInMajority, John Paul Stevens (in part and in the judgment)]
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Justice William O. Douglas (in part and dissenting in part)
Justice William O. Douglas was a long-serving and influential U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his strong civil libertarian views and frequent, often passionate, separate opinions.
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B.
Judge Hamilton
Judge Hamilton is a fictional judicial figure appearing in Mary Higgins Clark’s suspense novel "All Around the Town."
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C.
Judge Richard Posner
Judge Richard Posner is a prominent American jurist, legal scholar, and former federal appellate judge known for his influential work in law and economics and his long tenure on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
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D.
Martin D. Ginsburg
Martin D. Ginsburg was a prominent American tax lawyer and law professor, noted both for his influential scholarship in tax law and his supportive partnership with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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E.
Potter Stewart
Potter Stewart was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his influential opinions on civil liberties, criminal justice, and obscenity law during the mid-20th century.
- 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: John Paul Stevens (in part and in the judgment) Target entity description: John Paul Stevens was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his long tenure from 1975 to 2010 and his evolution into one of the Court’s leading liberal voices.
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A.
Justice William O. Douglas (in part and dissenting in part)
Justice William O. Douglas was a long-serving and influential U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his strong civil libertarian views and frequent, often passionate, separate opinions.
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B.
Judge Hamilton
Judge Hamilton is a fictional judicial figure appearing in Mary Higgins Clark’s suspense novel "All Around the Town."
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C.
Judge Richard Posner
Judge Richard Posner is a prominent American jurist, legal scholar, and former federal appellate judge known for his influential work in law and economics and his long tenure on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
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D.
Martin D. Ginsburg
Martin D. Ginsburg was a prominent American tax lawyer and law professor, noted both for his influential scholarship in tax law and his supportive partnership with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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E.
Potter Stewart
Potter Stewart was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his influential opinions on civil liberties, criminal justice, and obscenity law during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Gerald Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedToCourtByParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| barAdmission | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-04-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-07-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Northwestern University School of Law
NERFINISHED
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University of Chicago ⓘ University of Chicago Laboratory Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Chicago Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2010 ⓘ |
| familyName | Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation | liberal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
evolving into a leading liberal voice on the Court
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long tenure on the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Gerald Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
opinion in Atkins v. Virginia
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opinion in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. ⓘ opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld ⓘ opinion in Rasul v. Bush ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
critic of the death penalty
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supporter of abortion rights ⓘ supporter of campaign finance regulation ⓘ supporter of separation of church and state ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | William O. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Jane Shere
NERFINISHED
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Maryan Mulholland Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1975 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Elena Kagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution
NERFINISHED
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The Making of a Justice: Reflections on My First 94 Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Paul Stevens (in part and in the judgment) Description of subject: John Paul Stevens was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his long tenure from 1975 to 2010 and his evolution into one of the Court’s leading liberal voices.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio
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joinedByInMajority
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John Paul Stevens (in part and in the judgment)
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