Harris v. City of Canton, 725 F.2d 371 (6th Cir. 1984)
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Harris v. City of Canton, 725 F.2d 371 (6th Cir. 1984), is a U.S. Court of Appeals decision that preceded and set the stage for the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in City of Canton v. Harris on municipal liability for failure to train under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
All labels observed (1)
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| Harris v. City of Canton, 725 F.2d 371 (6th Cir. 1984) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16600118 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harris v. City of Canton, 725 F.2d 371 (6th Cir. 1984) Context triple: [City of Canton v. Harris, priorHistory, Harris v. City of Canton, 725 F.2d 371 (6th Cir. 1984)]
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City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378 (1989)
City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378 (1989), is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established when municipalities can be held liable under § 1983 for constitutional violations resulting from inadequate police training, adopting a “deliberate indifference” standard.
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Harris v. McRae
Harris v. McRae is a 1980 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of the Hyde Amendment, allowing federal restrictions on Medicaid funding for most abortions.
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Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.
Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. is a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the standard for hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII by holding that conduct can be actionable even without proof of severe psychological injury.
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D.
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.
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E.
Harris v. Quinn
Harris v. Quinn is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the ability of public-sector unions to collect mandatory fees from certain home healthcare workers who are not full-fledged state employees.
- 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: Harris v. City of Canton, 725 F.2d 371 (6th Cir. 1984) Target entity description: Harris v. City of Canton, 725 F.2d 371 (6th Cir. 1984), is a U.S. Court of Appeals decision that preceded and set the stage for the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in City of Canton v. Harris on municipal liability for failure to train under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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A.
City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378 (1989)
City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378 (1989), is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established when municipalities can be held liable under § 1983 for constitutional violations resulting from inadequate police training, adopting a “deliberate indifference” standard.
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B.
Harris v. McRae
Harris v. McRae is a 1980 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of the Hyde Amendment, allowing federal restrictions on Medicaid funding for most abortions.
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C.
Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.
Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. is a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the standard for hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII by holding that conduct can be actionable even without proof of severe psychological injury.
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D.
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.
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E.
Harris v. Quinn
Harris v. Quinn is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the ability of public-sector unions to collect mandatory fees from certain home healthcare workers who are not full-fledged state employees.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378 (1989)
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priorHistory
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Harris v. City of Canton, 725 F.2d 371 (6th Cir. 1984)
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subject surface form:
City of Canton v. Harris