Triple

T16203802
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michigan Appellate Reports E393268 entity
Predicate isPrecedentIn P3138 FINISHED
Object Michigan state courts E394907 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Michigan state courts | Statement: [Michigan Appellate Reports, isPrecedentIn, Michigan state courts]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan state courts
Context triple: [Michigan Appellate Reports, isPrecedentIn, Michigan state courts]
  • A. Michigan Court System chosen
    The Michigan Court System is the statewide judicial branch responsible for interpreting and applying Michigan law through a hierarchy of trial and appellate courts.
  • B. Michigan trial courts
    Michigan trial courts are the state’s lower-level courts of general and limited jurisdiction that handle initial proceedings in criminal, civil, family, and other local legal matters.
  • C. Indiana superior courts
    Indiana superior courts are state trial courts of general jurisdiction that handle a wide range of civil and criminal cases across Indiana’s counties.
  • D. Michigan Municipal Courts
    Michigan Municipal Courts are local-level judicial bodies in Michigan that handle minor criminal offenses, traffic violations, and certain civil matters within their municipal jurisdictions.
  • E. Michigan Rules of Court
    The Michigan Rules of Court are the comprehensive procedural rules that regulate how civil, criminal, and appellate cases are conducted in Michigan’s state courts.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: isPrecedentIn
Context triple: [Michigan Appellate Reports, isPrecedentIn, Michigan state courts]
  • A. hasCourtPrecedence
    Indicates that one court decision or ruling holds authoritative priority over another in legal reasoning or application.
  • B. precedentFor chosen
    Indicates that one situation, decision, or case serves as an authoritative example or basis for deciding or interpreting another.
  • C. hasPrecedentialStatus
    Indicates that one legal decision or authority possesses a recognized level of precedential force or binding effect relative to others.
  • D. precedentInterpreted
    Indicates that one legal precedent is interpreted or understood in a particular way, often as clarified or applied in subsequent decisions or analyses.
  • E. legalPrecedentInvolved
    Indicates that a particular legal precedent (prior court decision or ruling) is relevant to, cited in, or forms the basis for the current legal matter or action.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d87f1f5bd08190bd01cac0d5b9d2ef elicitation completed
NER batch_69e2270ca18c8190a259992aed4ec072 ner completed
NED1 batch_6a000ecf454081909660f4ab9c556ddc ned_source_triple completed
PD batch_69e219e11f6081909106b1240a17fd37 pd completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:03 a.m.