legalDoctrine

P4756
predicate

Indicates that one legal principle, rule, or theory is being applied, referenced, or relied upon as an authoritative basis for interpreting or deciding a legal issue.

All labels observed (43)

Label Occurrences
legalDoctrine canonical 138
legalStandard 44
associatedWithLegalDoctrine 27

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: legalDoctrine
Generated description
Indicates that one legal principle, rule, or theory is being applied, referenced, or relied upon as an authoritative basis for interpreting or deciding a legal issue.

Sample triples (428)

Subject Object
Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co. Contract Clause balancing test
Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co. deference to legislative judgment in economic regulation
Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 intentional discrimination via predicate surface "legalStandard"
United States military tribunal for General Tomoyuki Yamashita command responsibility via predicate surface "legalDoctrineInvolved"
Trial of General Tomoyuki Yamashita Yamashita standard via predicate surface "legalDoctrineEstablished"
Blair v. Commissioner assignment of income doctrine
John Kelly due process via predicate surface "associatedWithLegalDoctrine"
John Kelly procedural due process via predicate surface "associatedWithLegalDoctrine"
John Kelly pre-termination hearing requirement for welfare benefits via predicate surface "associatedWithLegalDoctrine"
Troy Leon Gregg constitutionality of the death penalty via predicate surface "associatedWithLegalDoctrine"
Troy Leon Gregg guided discretion death penalty statutes via predicate surface "associatedWithLegalDoctrine"
Frank Palko selective incorporation via predicate surface "associatedWithLegalDoctrine"
Frank Palko incorporation of the Bill of Rights via predicate surface "associatedWithLegalDoctrine"
Frank Palko double jeopardy jurisprudence via predicate surface "associatedWithLegalDoctrine"
Van Gend en Loos direct effect via predicate surface "legalDoctrineEstablished"
Costa v ENEL supremacy of European Union law via predicate surface "legalPrincipleEstablished"
Costa v ENEL primacy of EU law over national law via predicate surface "legalPrincipleEstablished"
Costa v ENEL direct effect of certain Treaty provisions via predicate surface "legalPrincipleEstablished"
Hyman Lachowsky First Amendment free speech jurisprudence via predicate surface "relatedLegalDoctrine"
Pen Register Act relevance to an ongoing criminal investigation via predicate surface "legalStandard"
Federal Analog Act substantially similar chemical structure via predicate surface "legalStandard"
Federal Analog Act substantially similar stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect via predicate surface "legalStandard"
early Christians in Bithynia Christians not to be sought out via predicate surface "legalPrincipleApplied"
early Christians in Bithynia punishment if formally accused and refusing to recant via predicate surface "legalPrincipleApplied"
early Christians in Bithynia pardon upon sacrifice to Roman gods via predicate surface "legalPrincipleApplied"
Federal Rule of Evidence 1007 best evidence rule
Yamashita
surface form: Tomoyuki Yamashita
command responsibility via predicate surface "legalDoctrineAssociatedWith"
Nixon v. Herndon state involvement in party primaries constitutes state action
International Shoe Co. v. Washington Due process requires only that in order to subject a defendant to a judgment in personam, if he be not present within the territory of the forum, he have certain minimum contacts with it. via predicate surface "ruleOfLaw"
Jones v. City of Opelika protection of religious proselytizing under the First Amendment
Jones v. City of Opelika limits on municipal taxation of expressive activities
Polish Crown continuity of the Crown regardless of the monarch
Marshall Court judicial review
Marshall Court implied powers of Congress
Marshall Court supremacy of federal law over state law
Marshall Court sanctity of contracts
Marshall Court broad federal commerce power
Crown in the Canadian provinces Crown as corporation sole
surface form: the Crown is a corporation sole
Pierce v. Society of Sisters the child is not the mere creature of the state via predicate surface "juridicalPrinciple"
United States v. Stanley state action doctrine
Weeks
surface form: Weeks v. United States
judicially created remedy for constitutional violations
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine via predicate surface "legalDoctrineEstablished"
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States exclusionary rule via predicate surface "legalDoctrineExtended"
Rules Enabling Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2071–2077 substance–procedure distinction in federal courts
Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978) municipal liability under § 1983 attaches when execution of a government policy or custom inflicts the injury via predicate surface "ruleOfLaw"
Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978) a single decision by a municipal policymaker may constitute official policy in some circumstances (as later elaborated in subsequent cases) via predicate surface "ruleOfLaw"
Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994)
surface form: Heck v. Humphrey
Heck
surface form: Heck bar
Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994)
surface form: Heck v. Humphrey
favorable termination requirement for § 1983 damages actions challenging convictions
Horace Gray birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment via predicate surface "legalDoctrineAssociatedWith"
Rassmussen v. United States incorporated territory doctrine