Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton
E1271108
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Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the power of states to regulate the public exhibition of obscene materials to consenting adults, further defining the limits of First Amendment protection for obscenity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17479824 — 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: Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton Context triple: [Miller v. California, relatedCase, Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton]
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A.
Hansberry v. Lee
Hansberry v. Lee is a landmark 1940 U.S. Supreme Court case involving racially restrictive housing covenants that helped inspire the themes of Lorraine Hansberry’s play "A Raisin in the Sun."
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B.
Groves v. Slaughter
Groves v. Slaughter was an 1841 U.S. Supreme Court case under the Taney Court that addressed state power to restrict the importation of enslaved people and the limits of the Commerce Clause.
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C.
Beauharnais v. Illinois
Beauharnais v. Illinois is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld an Illinois group libel law against a First Amendment challenge, allowing punishment of certain defamatory speech about racial or religious groups.
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D.
Bowers v. Hardwick
Bowers v. Hardwick was a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of a Georgia sodomy law criminalizing consensual same-sex intimacy, later overturned by Lawrence v. Texas in 2003.
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E.
Lau v. Nichols
Lau v. Nichols is a landmark 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case that held public schools must take affirmative steps to help non-English-speaking students overcome language barriers to ensure equal educational opportunity under federal civil rights law.
- 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: Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton Target entity description: Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the power of states to regulate the public exhibition of obscene materials to consenting adults, further defining the limits of First Amendment protection for obscenity.
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A.
Hansberry v. Lee
Hansberry v. Lee is a landmark 1940 U.S. Supreme Court case involving racially restrictive housing covenants that helped inspire the themes of Lorraine Hansberry’s play "A Raisin in the Sun."
-
B.
Groves v. Slaughter
Groves v. Slaughter was an 1841 U.S. Supreme Court case under the Taney Court that addressed state power to restrict the importation of enslaved people and the limits of the Commerce Clause.
-
C.
Beauharnais v. Illinois
Beauharnais v. Illinois is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld an Illinois group libel law against a First Amendment challenge, allowing punishment of certain defamatory speech about racial or religious groups.
-
D.
Bowers v. Hardwick
Bowers v. Hardwick was a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of a Georgia sodomy law criminalizing consensual same-sex intimacy, later overturned by Lawrence v. Texas in 2003.
-
E.
Lau v. Nichols
Lau v. Nichols is a landmark 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case that held public schools must take affirmative steps to help non-English-speaking students overcome language barriers to ensure equal educational opportunity under federal civil rights law.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.