Washington v. Glucksberg
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Washington v. Glucksberg is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court unanimously held that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
All labels observed (1)
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| Washington v. Glucksberg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17479748 — 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: Washington v. Glucksberg Context triple: [United States Supreme Court cases of the Rehnquist Court, significantCase, Washington v. Glucksberg]
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A.
Eisenstadt v. Baird
Eisenstadt v. Baird is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended the right to possess and use contraceptives to unmarried individuals, significantly advancing privacy and equal protection jurisprudence.
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B.
Lawrence v. Texas (in part)
Lawrence v. Texas (in part) is a landmark 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down laws criminalizing consensual same-sex intimacy, expanding constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ individuals.
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C.
Gonzales v. Williams
Gonzales v. Williams was a 1904 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the citizenship status of Puerto Ricans following the island’s acquisition by the United States.
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D.
Hollingsworth v. Perry
Hollingsworth v. Perry was a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that effectively restored same-sex marriage in California by dismissing an appeal over Proposition 8 for lack of standing.
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E.
Jacobellis v. Ohio
Jacobellis v. Ohio is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision that refined the constitutional standards for obscenity under the First Amendment, famously associated with Justice Potter Stewart’s “I know it when I see it” concurrence.
- 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: Washington v. Glucksberg Target entity description: Washington v. Glucksberg is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court unanimously held that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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A.
Eisenstadt v. Baird
Eisenstadt v. Baird is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended the right to possess and use contraceptives to unmarried individuals, significantly advancing privacy and equal protection jurisprudence.
-
B.
Lawrence v. Texas (in part)
Lawrence v. Texas (in part) is a landmark 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down laws criminalizing consensual same-sex intimacy, expanding constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ individuals.
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C.
Gonzales v. Williams
Gonzales v. Williams was a 1904 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the citizenship status of Puerto Ricans following the island’s acquisition by the United States.
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D.
Hollingsworth v. Perry
Hollingsworth v. Perry was a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that effectively restored same-sex marriage in California by dismissing an appeal over Proposition 8 for lack of standing.
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E.
Jacobellis v. Ohio
Jacobellis v. Ohio is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision that refined the constitutional standards for obscenity under the First Amendment, famously associated with Justice Potter Stewart’s “I know it when I see it” concurrence.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Supreme Court cases of the Rehnquist Court
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significantCase
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Washington v. Glucksberg
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