Lynce v. Mathis
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Lynce v. Mathis is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court case that held retroactive cancellation of early-release credits for prisoners violates the Constitution’s Ex Post Facto Clause.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lynce v. Mathis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12011340 — 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: Lynce v. Mathis Context triple: [Ex Post Facto Clause, interpretedIn, Lynce v. Mathis]
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A.
Mathews v. Eldridge
Mathews v. Eldridge is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a three-factor balancing test for determining what procedural safeguards due process requires in administrative proceedings.
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B.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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C.
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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D.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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E.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
- 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: Lynce v. Mathis Target entity description: Lynce v. Mathis is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court case that held retroactive cancellation of early-release credits for prisoners violates the Constitution’s Ex Post Facto Clause.
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A.
Mathews v. Eldridge
Mathews v. Eldridge is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a three-factor balancing test for determining what procedural safeguards due process requires in administrative proceedings.
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B.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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C.
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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D.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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E.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.