Triple

T17479839
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Goss v. Lopez E425627 entity
Predicate joinedByInMajority P4304 FINISHED
Object Justice William O. Douglas — NE NERFINISHED

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: Justice William O. Douglas | Statement: [Goss v. Lopez, joinedByInMajority, Justice William O. Douglas]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

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: Justice William O. Douglas
Context triple: [Goss v. Lopez, joinedByInMajority, Justice William O. Douglas]
  • A. William O. Douglas chosen
    William O. Douglas was a long-serving U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his strong civil libertarian views and expansive interpretation of individual rights under the Constitution.
  • B. Justice Arthur Goldberg
    Justice Arthur Goldberg was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1960s, known for his strong civil liberties jurisprudence and influential opinions expanding the rights of criminal defendants.
  • C. William L. Douglas
    William L. Douglas was an American shoe manufacturer and Democratic politician who served as Governor of Massachusetts in the early 20th century.
  • D. William Douglas
    William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and influential landowner known for his political roles and extravagant lifestyle.
  • E. Justice Louis D. Brandeis
    Justice Louis D. Brandeis was a prominent early 20th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his progressive jurisprudence, advocacy for privacy and free speech, and influential opinions on economic regulation and social justice.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d889dbc2e88190b18ea6115e819258 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e451bf1e8081909f4d4b8992412e62 ner completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:48 a.m.