Triple
T16115230
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | October Term 2011 |
E390985
|
entity |
| Predicate | heardCase |
P75119
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
United States v. Alvarez
United States v. Alvarez is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the Stolen Valor Act’s criminalization of lying about receiving military honors as a violation of the First Amendment’s free speech protections.
|
E1194028
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: United States v. Alvarez | Statement: [October Term 2011, heardCase, United States v. Alvarez]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Alvarez Context triple: [October Term 2011, heardCase, United States v. Alvarez]
-
A.
Bucklew v. Precythe
Bucklew v. Precythe is a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld Missouri’s method of execution against an Eighth Amendment challenge, clarifying the standards for inmates claiming that a particular execution protocol would cause them severe pain.
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B.
Garcetti v. Ceballos
Garcetti v. Ceballos is a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that public employees do not have First Amendment protection for speech made pursuant to their official job duties.
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C.
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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D.
Salinas v. United States
Salinas v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that broadened the scope of RICO liability by holding that a defendant can be convicted of racketeering conspiracy without personally committing or agreeing to commit two predicate acts.
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E.
Washington v. Texas
Washington v. Texas is a 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held criminal defendants have a constitutional right to obtain testimony from favorable witnesses, incorporating the Compulsory Process Clause against the states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: United States v. Alvarez Triple: [October Term 2011, heardCase, United States v. Alvarez]
Generated description
United States v. Alvarez is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the Stolen Valor Act’s criminalization of lying about receiving military honors as a violation of the First Amendment’s free speech protections.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Alvarez Target entity description: United States v. Alvarez is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the Stolen Valor Act’s criminalization of lying about receiving military honors as a violation of the First Amendment’s free speech protections.
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A.
Bucklew v. Precythe
Bucklew v. Precythe is a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld Missouri’s method of execution against an Eighth Amendment challenge, clarifying the standards for inmates claiming that a particular execution protocol would cause them severe pain.
-
B.
Garcetti v. Ceballos
Garcetti v. Ceballos is a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that public employees do not have First Amendment protection for speech made pursuant to their official job duties.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Salinas v. United States
Salinas v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that broadened the scope of RICO liability by holding that a defendant can be convicted of racketeering conspiracy without personally committing or agreeing to commit two predicate acts.
-
E.
Washington v. Texas
Washington v. Texas is a 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held criminal defendants have a constitutional right to obtain testimony from favorable witnesses, incorporating the Compulsory Process Clause against the states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69d87f1a8dd881909f1de6ef78849874 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e21a02172c8190978f7951ccd80928 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 11:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffebab779c8190b466c26f4024aa31 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffec4898088190bed531e33418c7e5 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffecce96508190a53f100e3207ebac |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:26 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5 a.m.