The Legal Tender Cases
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The Legal Tender Cases were a series of post–Civil War U.S. Supreme Court decisions that ultimately upheld the federal government’s power to issue paper money (greenbacks) as legal tender for private debts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Legal Tender Cases canonical | 4 |
| United States Supreme Court decision in Legal Tender Cases | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18509909 — 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: The Legal Tender Cases Context triple: [Hepburn v. Griswold, relatedCase, The Legal Tender Cases]
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A.
Osborn v. Bank of the United States
Osborn v. Bank of the United States is an 1824 U.S. Supreme Court decision that affirmed federal jurisdiction over cases involving federally chartered institutions and strengthened federal authority over the states.
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B.
The Prize Cases
The Prize Cases were a landmark 1863 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld President Abraham Lincoln’s authority to blockade Confederate ports without a formal declaration of war, expanding the scope of executive war powers.
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C.
McCulloch v. Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland is an 1819 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed federal supremacy over the states and upheld the implied powers of Congress under the Constitution.
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D.
Slaughter-House Cases
The Slaughter-House Cases were an 1873 U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowly interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities Clause, significantly limiting its protection of civil rights against state infringement.
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E.
Insular Cases
The Insular Cases are a series of early 20th-century U.S. Supreme Court decisions that defined the constitutional status and rights of residents in American overseas territories.
- 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: The Legal Tender Cases Target entity description: The Legal Tender Cases were a series of post–Civil War U.S. Supreme Court decisions that ultimately upheld the federal government’s power to issue paper money (greenbacks) as legal tender for private debts.
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A.
Osborn v. Bank of the United States
Osborn v. Bank of the United States is an 1824 U.S. Supreme Court decision that affirmed federal jurisdiction over cases involving federally chartered institutions and strengthened federal authority over the states.
-
B.
The Prize Cases
The Prize Cases were a landmark 1863 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld President Abraham Lincoln’s authority to blockade Confederate ports without a formal declaration of war, expanding the scope of executive war powers.
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C.
McCulloch v. Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland is an 1819 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed federal supremacy over the states and upheld the implied powers of Congress under the Constitution.
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D.
Slaughter-House Cases
The Slaughter-House Cases were an 1873 U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowly interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities Clause, significantly limiting its protection of civil rights against state infringement.
-
E.
Insular Cases
The Insular Cases are a series of early 20th-century U.S. Supreme Court decisions that defined the constitutional status and rights of residents in American overseas territories.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Legal Tender Cases