Sheldon v. Sill
E1280593
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Sheldon v. Sill is an 1850 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed Congress’s power to limit the jurisdiction of lower federal courts under Article III of the Constitution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sheldon v. Sill canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17650740 — 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: Sheldon v. Sill Context triple: [Exceptions and Regulations Clause, interpretedInCase, Sheldon v. Sill]
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A.
Shelton v. Tucker
Shelton v. Tucker was a 1960 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down an Arkansas law requiring teachers to disclose all organizational affiliations, reinforcing First Amendment protections for freedom of association.
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B.
Calder v. Bull
Calder v. Bull is an 1798 U.S. Supreme Court decision that defined the limited scope of the Constitution’s Ex Post Facto Clause, holding that it applies only to criminal, not civil, laws.
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C.
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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D.
Tilton v. Beecher
Tilton v. Beecher was a highly publicized 19th-century American adultery trial in which journalist Theodore Tilton accused prominent preacher Henry Ward Beecher of having an affair with Tilton’s wife, Elizabeth.
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E.
Shapiro v. Thompson
Shapiro v. Thompson is a landmark 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down state laws imposing durational residency requirements for welfare benefits as violations of the constitutional right to travel and equal protection.
- 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: Sheldon v. Sill Target entity description: Sheldon v. Sill is an 1850 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed Congress’s power to limit the jurisdiction of lower federal courts under Article III of the Constitution.
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A.
Shelton v. Tucker
Shelton v. Tucker was a 1960 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down an Arkansas law requiring teachers to disclose all organizational affiliations, reinforcing First Amendment protections for freedom of association.
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B.
Calder v. Bull
Calder v. Bull is an 1798 U.S. Supreme Court decision that defined the limited scope of the Constitution’s Ex Post Facto Clause, holding that it applies only to criminal, not civil, laws.
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C.
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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D.
Tilton v. Beecher
Tilton v. Beecher was a highly publicized 19th-century American adultery trial in which journalist Theodore Tilton accused prominent preacher Henry Ward Beecher of having an affair with Tilton’s wife, Elizabeth.
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E.
Shapiro v. Thompson
Shapiro v. Thompson is a landmark 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down state laws imposing durational residency requirements for welfare benefits as violations of the constitutional right to travel and equal protection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
the Exceptions and Regulations Clause