Triple

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).

Phrase: Maples v. Thomas | Statement: [October Term 2011, heardCase, Maples v. Thomas]

Target entity: Maples v. Thomas
Context triple: [October Term 2011, heardCase, Maples v. Thomas]

• A. Thomas v. Collins
  Thomas v. Collins is a 1945 U.S. Supreme Court decision that strengthened First Amendment protections for labor organizers by striking down a Texas law requiring union speakers to register before soliciting members.
• B. Bolling v. Sharpe
  Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
• C. Gooding v. Wilson
  Gooding v. Wilson is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the “fighting words” doctrine and struck down a Georgia statute as unconstitutionally overbroad under the First Amendment.
• D. Briggs v. Elliott
  Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
• E. Martin v. City of Struthers
  Martin v. City of Struthers is a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a city ordinance banning door-to-door leaflet distribution, reinforcing First Amendment protections for free speech and religious proselytizing.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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]"

Entity: Maples v. Thomas
Triple: [October Term 2011, heardCase, Maples v. Thomas]

Maples v. Thomas is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a death row inmate could overcome a procedural default because his attorneys had effectively abandoned him, constituting cause to excuse the default.

Target entity: Maples v. Thomas
Target entity description: Maples v. Thomas is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a death row inmate could overcome a procedural default because his attorneys had effectively abandoned him, constituting cause to excuse the default.

• A. Thomas v. Collins
  Thomas v. Collins is a 1945 U.S. Supreme Court decision that strengthened First Amendment protections for labor organizers by striking down a Texas law requiring union speakers to register before soliciting members.
• B. Bolling v. Sharpe
  Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
• C. Gooding v. Wilson
  Gooding v. Wilson is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the “fighting words” doctrine and struck down a Georgia statute as unconstitutionally overbroad under the First Amendment.
• D. Briggs v. Elliott
  Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
• E. Martin v. City of Struthers
  Martin v. City of Struthers is a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a city ordinance banning door-to-door leaflet distribution, reinforcing First Amendment protections for free speech and religious proselytizing.
• F. None of above. chosen