precedentFor

P3138
predicate

Indicates that one situation, decision, or case serves as an authoritative example or basis for deciding or interpreting another.

All labels observed (38)

Label Occurrences
precedentFor canonical 344
precedentStatus 51
isPrecedentFor 15

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: precedentFor
Generated description
Indicates that one situation, decision, or case serves as an authoritative example or basis for deciding or interpreting another.

Sample triples (570)

Subject Object
Frohwerk v. United States binding precedent in federal courts unless overruled or limited via predicate surface "precedentStatus"
lying-in-state of Elizabeth II lying-in-state of George VI via predicate surface "precedent"
lying-in-state of Elizabeth II lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother via predicate surface "precedent"
In re Debs Supreme Court case
surface form: In re Debs
later federal labor injunction cases
Argersinger v. Hamlin right to counsel in misdemeanor cases involving imprisonment
Ollie’s Barbecue case later Commerce Clause civil rights cases
Mathews v. Eldridge procedural due process analysis in administrative benefit determinations
Mathews v. Eldridge cases involving government entitlements and benefits
Mathews v. Eldridge procedural safeguards required before deprivation of property interests
Debs v. United States restriction of antiwar speech during wartime via predicate surface "precedentOf"
Betts v. Brady overruled precedent via predicate surface "precedentStatus"
Alabama v. Shelton right to counsel in misdemeanor cases with suspended sentences via predicate surface "hasPrecedentFor"
Helvering v. Bruun realization doctrine in U.S. federal income tax
Helvering v. Horst cases involving assignment of interest and dividend income
Helvering v. Gregory cases evaluating whether transactions have a legitimate non-tax business purpose.
Hammer v. Dagenhart overruled via predicate surface "precedentStatus"
Frazee v. Illinois Department of Employment Security protection of individual, non‑denominational religious beliefs in benefits cases
Frazee v. Illinois Department of Employment Security Sherbert v. Verner via predicate surface "precededByCase"
Frazee v. Illinois Department of Employment Security Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division via predicate surface "precededByCase"
Adele Sherbert Sherbert test via predicate surface "precedentEstablished"
West’s Federal Reporter U.S. federal courts via predicate surface "isPrecedentSourceFor"
Grovey v. Townsend later overruled via predicate surface "precedentStatus"
Murdock v. Pennsylvania protection of door-to-door religious solicitation
Murdock v. Pennsylvania invalidating license taxes burdening First Amendment rights
Boynton v. Virginia federal desegregation of interstate bus and rail facilities
Morgan v. Virginia later desegregation of interstate transportation
Morgan v. Virginia Boynton v. Virginia
Morgan v. Virginia Freedom Riders actions in 1961
Gebhart v. Belton desegregation of public schools in Delaware
Gebhart v. Belton subsequent civil rights litigation challenging segregated education
Frontiero v. Richardson binding on all lower federal courts via predicate surface "precedentStatus"
Grutter v. Bollinger Regents of the University of California v. Bakke via predicate surface "followedPrecedent"
Romer v. Evans LGBT equal protection jurisprudence in the United States
Katzenbach v. Morgan later cases on Congress’s Section 5 enforcement power
Barnard v. Thorstenn challenges to residency-based restrictions on professional practice via predicate surface "usedAsPrecedentFor"
Weeks v. United States exclusion of illegally obtained evidence in federal courts
Maryland v. Wirtz broad interpretation of congressional commerce power over state activities
Shaw v. Reno Miller v. Johnson
Shaw v. Reno Shaw v. Hunt
Shaw v. Reno Bush v. Vera
Washington v. Davis intent requirement in equal protection challenges to facially neutral laws
Bakke binding precedent in U.S. federal courts via predicate surface "precedentStatus"
McLaurin was required to sit in designated segregated areas in classrooms, the library, and the cafeteria.
surface form: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents
desegregation of public universities
Yick Wo v. Hopkins cases challenging discriminatory application of neutral laws
Yick Wo v. Hopkins cases involving equal protection rights of noncitizens
Ex parte Endo protection of citizens from arbitrary detention
MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. duty of manufacturers to remote users of products
Buchanan v. Warley later challenges to racially discriminatory housing laws
Buchanan v. Warley limitations on explicit racial classifications in zoning
Cannon v. University of Chicago private enforcement of federal spending clause statutes