Thurgood Marshall (in part dissenting overall)
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Thurgood Marshall was the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice, renowned for his civil rights advocacy and his role as lead attorney in Brown v. Board of Education.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thurgood Marshall (in part dissenting overall) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9950633 — 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: Thurgood Marshall (in part dissenting overall) Context triple: [Marsh v. Chambers, majorityJustices, Thurgood Marshall (in part dissenting overall)]
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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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John Paul Stevens (in part and in the judgment)
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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Justice Robert H. Jackson (did not participate in majority)
Justice Robert H. Jackson was a prominent U.S. Supreme Court justice and former U.S. Attorney General, renowned for his powerful opinions and for serving as chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.
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Smith Thompson (as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)
Smith Thompson was a 19th-century American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court after previously holding positions such as U.S. Secretary of the Navy and Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court.
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E.
Blackmun
Blackmun refers to the nominative reports of U.S. Supreme Court decisions compiled by Justice Harry A. Blackmun, whose name is used as a citation reference in the United States Reports.
- 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: Thurgood Marshall (in part dissenting overall) Target entity description: Thurgood Marshall was the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice, renowned for his civil rights advocacy and his role as lead attorney in Brown v. Board of Education.
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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.
John Paul Stevens (in part and in the judgment)
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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C.
Justice Robert H. Jackson (did not participate in majority)
Justice Robert H. Jackson was a prominent U.S. Supreme Court justice and former U.S. Attorney General, renowned for his powerful opinions and for serving as chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.
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D.
Smith Thompson (as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)
Smith Thompson was a 19th-century American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court after previously holding positions such as U.S. Secretary of the Navy and Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court.
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E.
Blackmun
Blackmun refers to the nominative reports of U.S. Supreme Court decisions compiled by Justice Harry A. Blackmun, whose name is used as a citation reference in the United States Reports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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civil rights advocate ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
desegregation of public schools
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equal protection under the law for racial minorities ⓘ voting rights protections ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Presidential Medal of Freedom
NERFINISHED
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Spingarn Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| barAdmission | Maryland bar ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-07-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-01-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Howard University School of Law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1991-10-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thurgood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for racial equality and civil rights
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first African American Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy | support for broad interpretation of individual rights under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| notableWork |
argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in numerous civil rights cases
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lead attorney in Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
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civil rights lawyer ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bethesda, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ Solicitor General of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
nominated to the Supreme Court in 1967
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served as U.S. Solicitor General from 1965 to 1967 ⓘ successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cecilia Suyat Marshall
NERFINISHED
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Vivian Burey Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1967-10-02 ⓘ |
| workedOn |
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents
NERFINISHED
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Shelley v. Kraemer NERFINISHED ⓘ Smith v. Allwright NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweatt v. Painter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Thurgood Marshall (in part dissenting overall) Description of subject: Thurgood Marshall was the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice, renowned for his civil rights advocacy and his role as lead attorney in Brown v. Board of Education.
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