The Thomas Jefferson (1825)
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The Thomas Jefferson (1825) was a landmark early U.S. Supreme Court admiralty decision that limited federal maritime jurisdiction to tidewaters before later being overturned.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Thomas Jefferson (1825) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Thomas Jefferson (1825) Context triple: [Opinion in The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh (1851), overruledPrecedent, The Thomas Jefferson (1825)]
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A.
Portrait of James Monroe
Portrait of James Monroe is an early 19th-century oil painting by American artist Gilbert Stuart depicting the fifth president of the United States.
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B.
James Madison Memorial
The James Madison Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring the fourth U.S. president and principal author of the Constitution, James Madison.
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C.
Second inauguration of James Monroe
The Second inauguration of James Monroe was the 1821 ceremony in which Monroe was sworn in for his second term as the fifth president of the United States, during the Era of Good Feelings.
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D.
Portrait of James Madison
Portrait of James Madison is a famous early 19th-century oil painting of the fourth U.S. president by American portraitist Gilbert Stuart, known for its influential depiction of Madison’s likeness.
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E.
Andrew Jackson's Hermitage
Andrew Jackson's Hermitage is the historic plantation home and museum of the seventh U.S. president, located near Nashville, Tennessee.
- 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: The Thomas Jefferson (1825) Target entity description: The Thomas Jefferson (1825) was a landmark early U.S. Supreme Court admiralty decision that limited federal maritime jurisdiction to tidewaters before later being overturned.
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A.
Portrait of James Monroe
Portrait of James Monroe is an early 19th-century oil painting by American artist Gilbert Stuart depicting the fifth president of the United States.
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B.
James Madison Memorial
The James Madison Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring the fourth U.S. president and principal author of the Constitution, James Madison.
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C.
Second inauguration of James Monroe
The Second inauguration of James Monroe was the 1821 ceremony in which Monroe was sworn in for his second term as the fifth president of the United States, during the Era of Good Feelings.
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D.
Portrait of James Madison
Portrait of James Madison is a famous early 19th-century oil painting of the fourth U.S. president by American portraitist Gilbert Stuart, known for its influential depiction of Madison’s likeness.
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E.
Andrew Jackson's Hermitage
Andrew Jackson's Hermitage is the historic plantation home and museum of the seventh U.S. president, located near Nashville, Tennessee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court decision
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admiralty law case ⓘ maritime law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
admiralty law
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maritime law ⓘ |
| citationStatus | no longer good law on the scope of admiralty jurisdiction ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionYear | 1825 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early leading case on the geographic limits of U.S. admiralty jurisdiction ⓘ |
| holding | federal admiralty jurisdiction is limited to tidewaters ⓘ |
| impact | temporarily restricted the scope of federal maritime jurisdiction in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal admiralty jurisdiction ⓘ |
| legalStatus | overruled precedent ⓘ |
| overruledBy | The Genesee Chief (1851) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principle |
maritime jurisdiction depends on the locality of the waters
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non-tidal inland waters fall outside federal admiralty jurisdiction ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
distinction between tidewaters and inland waters for admiralty purposes
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maritime jurisdiction over waters within the United States ⓘ |
| subsequentTreatment | its tidewater limitation was rejected by later Supreme Court jurisprudence ⓘ |
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Subject: The Thomas Jefferson (1825) Description of subject: The Thomas Jefferson (1825) was a landmark early U.S. Supreme Court admiralty decision that limited federal maritime jurisdiction to tidewaters before later being overturned.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Opinion in The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh (1851)
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overruledPrecedent
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The Thomas Jefferson (1825)
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