Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44
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The Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44, commonly known as the Judiciary Act of 1869, was a U.S. federal law that reorganized the federal judiciary and fixed the size of the Supreme Court at nine justices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9231292 — 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: Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44 Context triple: [Judiciary Act of 1869, citation, Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44]
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Act of July 12, 1876, ch. 179, 19 Stat. 78
The Act of July 12, 1876, ch. 179, 19 Stat. 78, is a federal statute from the Reconstruction era that, among other things, regulated the appointment and removal of certain postmasters, later becoming central to the Supreme Court’s separation-of-powers analysis in Myers v. United States.
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Act of June 28, 1864
The Act of June 28, 1864 was a U.S. federal law passed during the Civil War that helped dismantle the legal framework of slavery by repealing the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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C.
Act of March 3, 1887
The Act of March 3, 1887 was a U.S. federal law that, among other monetary provisions, authorized the redemption of previously issued trade dollars at face value.
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Act of March 3, 1849
The Act of March 3, 1849 was a United States federal law that, among other monetary provisions, formed part of the mid-19th-century legislative framework expanding and regulating the nation’s coinage system.
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Act of Congress of June 28, 1902
The Act of Congress of June 28, 1902, commonly known as the Spooner Act, authorized the United States to construct and control a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, laying the legal groundwork for the Panama Canal project.
- 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: Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44 Target entity description: The Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44, commonly known as the Judiciary Act of 1869, was a U.S. federal law that reorganized the federal judiciary and fixed the size of the Supreme Court at nine justices.
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A.
Act of July 12, 1876, ch. 179, 19 Stat. 78
The Act of July 12, 1876, ch. 179, 19 Stat. 78, is a federal statute from the Reconstruction era that, among other things, regulated the appointment and removal of certain postmasters, later becoming central to the Supreme Court’s separation-of-powers analysis in Myers v. United States.
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B.
Act of June 28, 1864
The Act of June 28, 1864 was a U.S. federal law passed during the Civil War that helped dismantle the legal framework of slavery by repealing the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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C.
Act of March 3, 1887
The Act of March 3, 1887 was a U.S. federal law that, among other monetary provisions, authorized the redemption of previously issued trade dollars at face value.
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D.
Act of March 3, 1849
The Act of March 3, 1849 was a United States federal law that, among other monetary provisions, formed part of the mid-19th-century legislative framework expanding and regulating the nation’s coinage system.
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E.
Act of Congress of June 28, 1902
The Act of Congress of June 28, 1902, commonly known as the Spooner Act, authorized the United States to construct and control a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, laying the legal groundwork for the Panama Canal project.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Judiciary Act
ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Supreme Court of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States circuit courts NERFINISHED ⓘ United States district courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1869-04-10 ⓘ |
| effect |
created separate circuit judgeships
ⓘ
fixed size of the Supreme Court at nine justices ⓘ reorganized federal circuit courts ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| governs |
composition of the Supreme Court
ⓘ
structure of federal circuit courts ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Judiciary Act of 1869 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSupremeCourtJustices | 9 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| introducedInChamber | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal courts of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
federal courts
ⓘ
judicial administration ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | 41st United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal judiciary acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Judiciary Act of 1866 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to improve administration of federal justice
ⓘ
to stabilize the size of the Supreme Court ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
United States Supreme Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal judiciary reorganization ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | public law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44 Description of subject: The Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44, commonly known as the Judiciary Act of 1869, was a U.S. federal law that reorganized the federal judiciary and fixed the size of the Supreme Court at nine justices.
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