Wilkinson v. Dotson
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Wilkinson v. Dotson is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that held state prisoners may challenge the constitutionality of parole procedures under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 without first having their sentences invalidated through habeas corpus.
All labels observed (1)
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| Wilkinson v. Dotson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16600027 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wilkinson v. Dotson Context triple: [Heck v. Humphrey, precedentFor, Wilkinson v. Dotson]
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A.
Wilkins v. Gaddy
Wilkins v. Gaddy is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision clarifying that the core inquiry in Eighth Amendment excessive force claims is the nature of the force used rather than the extent of the inmate’s injury.
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B.
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.
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C.
Cutter v. Wilkinson
Cutter v. Wilkinson is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act as applied to the religious rights of prison inmates.
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D.
Ogden v. Saunders
Ogden v. Saunders is an 1827 U.S. Supreme Court case, known for Justice Bushrod Washington’s opinion addressing the constitutionality of state bankruptcy laws under the Contract Clause.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wilkinson v. Dotson Target entity description: Wilkinson v. Dotson is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that held state prisoners may challenge the constitutionality of parole procedures under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 without first having their sentences invalidated through habeas corpus.
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A.
Wilkins v. Gaddy
Wilkins v. Gaddy is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision clarifying that the core inquiry in Eighth Amendment excessive force claims is the nature of the force used rather than the extent of the inmate’s injury.
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B.
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.
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C.
Cutter v. Wilkinson
Cutter v. Wilkinson is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act as applied to the religious rights of prison inmates.
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D.
Ogden v. Saunders
Ogden v. Saunders is an 1827 U.S. Supreme Court case, known for Justice Bushrod Washington’s opinion addressing the constitutionality of state bankruptcy laws under the Contract Clause.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Heck v. Humphrey