Triple
T1178916
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Clarence Thomas |
E25090
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCaseInvolvement |
P17092
|
FINISHED |
| Object | District of Columbia v. Heller |
E127580
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: District of Columbia v. Heller | Statement: [Clarence Thomas, notableCaseInvolvement, District of Columbia v. Heller]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: District of Columbia v. Heller Context triple: [Clarence Thomas, notableCaseInvolvement, District of Columbia v. Heller]
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A.
District of Columbia v. Heller
chosen
District of Columbia v. Heller is a landmark 2008 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess firearms unconnected with service in a militia.
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B.
United States v. Lopez
United States v. Lopez is a 1995 U.S. Supreme Court case that marked the first time in decades the Court struck down a federal law for exceeding Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause, signaling a revival of limits on federal regulatory authority.
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C.
Van Orden v. Perry
Van Orden v. Perry is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of a Ten Commandments monument on Texas State Capitol grounds against an Establishment Clause challenge.
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D.
Maryland v. Wirtz
Maryland v. Wirtz was a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the extension of federal minimum wage and overtime provisions to employees of state-operated schools and hospitals under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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E.
Shelby County v. Holder
Shelby County v. Holder is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by striking down the formula used to determine which jurisdictions required federal preclearance for changes to their voting laws.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a494267b4c819088c97a59182bf56a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bf15423481909cb3e661e58d3d94 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac6f1f1c188190a96f5718c4e7d59d |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.