Masses Publishing Co. v. Patten
E994900
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Masses Publishing Co. v. Patten is a landmark 1917 free speech case in which Judge Learned Hand articulated an influential early limit on government power to punish antiwar expression under the Espionage Act.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Masses Publishing Co. v. Patten canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12654686 — 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: Masses Publishing Co. v. Patten Context triple: [Learned Hand, notableWork, Masses Publishing Co. v. Patten]
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A.
Hicklin v. Orbeck
Hicklin v. Orbeck is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Alaska’s local-hire law for violating the Privileges and Immunities Clause by discriminating against nonresident workers.
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B.
Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody
Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody is a landmark 1975 U.S. Supreme Court employment discrimination case that clarified back pay and validation standards for employment tests under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
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C.
Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer
Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that Congress may, under its Fourteenth Amendment enforcement powers, authorize private lawsuits for money damages against state governments despite Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity.
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D.
Meredith v. Fair
Meredith v. Fair was a landmark federal court case that paved the way for James Meredith’s historic 1962 enrollment as the first Black student at the University of Mississippi, challenging entrenched racial segregation in higher education.
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E.
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
- 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: Masses Publishing Co. v. Patten Target entity description: Masses Publishing Co. v. Patten is a landmark 1917 free speech case in which Judge Learned Hand articulated an influential early limit on government power to punish antiwar expression under the Espionage Act.
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A.
Hicklin v. Orbeck
Hicklin v. Orbeck is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Alaska’s local-hire law for violating the Privileges and Immunities Clause by discriminating against nonresident workers.
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B.
Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody
Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody is a landmark 1975 U.S. Supreme Court employment discrimination case that clarified back pay and validation standards for employment tests under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
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C.
Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer
Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that Congress may, under its Fourteenth Amendment enforcement powers, authorize private lawsuits for money damages against state governments despite Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity.
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D.
Meredith v. Fair
Meredith v. Fair was a landmark federal court case that paved the way for James Meredith’s historic 1962 enrollment as the first Black student at the University of Mississippi, challenging entrenched racial segregation in higher education.
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E.
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.