Marek v. Chesny
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Marek v. Chesny is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified how settlement offers under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 affect the recovery of attorney’s fees in civil rights litigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marek v. Chesny canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9829366 — 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: Marek v. Chesny Context triple: [Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, keyCase, Marek v. Chesny]
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A.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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B.
United States v. Bajakajian
United States v. Bajakajian is a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court case that held, for the first time, that a criminal forfeiture could violate the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause if it is grossly disproportionate to the gravity of the offense.
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C.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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D.
Marsh v. Chambers
Marsh v. Chambers is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of legislative prayer, finding that opening legislative sessions with a state-funded chaplain’s invocation did not violate the Establishment Clause.
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E.
Miller v. Johnson
Miller v. Johnson is a 1995 U.S. Supreme Court case that further developed the doctrine on racial gerrymandering and the Equal Protection Clause in legislative redistricting.
- 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: Marek v. Chesny Target entity description: Marek v. Chesny is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified how settlement offers under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 affect the recovery of attorney’s fees in civil rights litigation.
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A.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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B.
United States v. Bajakajian
United States v. Bajakajian is a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court case that held, for the first time, that a criminal forfeiture could violate the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause if it is grossly disproportionate to the gravity of the offense.
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C.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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D.
Marsh v. Chambers
Marsh v. Chambers is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of legislative prayer, finding that opening legislative sessions with a state-funded chaplain’s invocation did not violate the Establishment Clause.
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E.
Miller v. Johnson
Miller v. Johnson is a 1995 U.S. Supreme Court case that further developed the doctrine on racial gerrymandering and the Equal Protection Clause in legislative redistricting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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legal case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil procedure
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civil rights law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1984-12-03 ⓘ |
| citation | 473 U.S. 1 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decidedYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1985-06-27 ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 83-1437 ⓘ |
| effect |
Clarified the interaction between Rule 68 offers of judgment and statutory attorney’s fee provisions in civil rights cases.
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Encouraged early settlement in civil rights litigation by limiting post-offer fee recovery when offers are rejected. ⓘ |
| holding |
A plaintiff who rejects a Rule 68 settlement offer and then obtains a judgment less favorable than the offer may not recover post-offer attorney’s fees that are defined as costs.
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Attorney’s fees recoverable as part of costs under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 are included within the term “costs” in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalSubject |
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68
NERFINISHED
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attorney’s fees ⓘ civil rights litigation ⓘ offers of judgment ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
NERFINISHED
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Warren E. Burger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| page | 1 ⓘ |
| parties |
Chesny
NERFINISHED
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Marek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Evans v. Jeff D.
NERFINISHED
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Hensley v. Eckerhart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
costs
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fee-shifting ⓘ settlement offer ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| ruleInterpreted | Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted | 42 U.S.C. § 1988 ⓘ |
| volume | 473 ⓘ |
| vote | 6-3 ⓘ |
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