United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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Article III court federal court of appeals

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit canonical	63
Sixth Circuit	23
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit	2
United States District Court for the Sixth Circuit	2
6th Cir.	1
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit	1
Judicial Council of the Sixth Circuit (for certain administrative matters)	1
Sixth Circuit judicial system	1
United States Courts of the Sixth Circuit	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60791 — 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: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Context triple: [United States courts of appeals, includes, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
D. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.
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: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Target entity description: The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee.

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
D. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article III court ⓘ federal court of appeals ⓘ
abbreviation	United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 6th Cir.
alsoKnownAs	United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ surface form: Sixth Circuit
appealsTo	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
authorizedJudgeships	16 ⓘ
circuit	United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sixth Circuit
circuitIncludesState	Kentucky ⓘ Michigan (most of state) ⓘ surface form: Michigan Ohio ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ
circuitNumber	6 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
courthouse	Potter Stewart United States Courthouse ⓘ
dateEstablished	1891 ⓘ
establishedBy	Judiciary Act of 1891 ⓘ
governingLaw	United States Constitution ⓘ federal statutes ⓘ
hasClerkOffice	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ⓘ surface form: Cincinnati, Ohio
hasTypeOfJurisdiction	appellate jurisdiction ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	federal district courts ⓘ
hearsCases	administrative appeals ⓘ civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ
jurisdiction	Kentucky ⓘ Michigan (most of state) ⓘ surface form: Michigan Ohio ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
level	intermediate appellate court ⓘ
location	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ⓘ surface form: Cincinnati, Ohio
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
parentOrganization	Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ
partOf	United States courts of appeals ⓘ federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal judiciary
reviewsCasesFrom	United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ⓘ United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee ⓘ United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio ⓘ United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee ⓘ
seat	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ⓘ surface form: Cincinnati, Ohio

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (95)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States courts of appeals → includes → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Obergefell v. Hodges → originatedFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit → alsoKnownAs → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sixth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sixth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit → abbreviation → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 6th Cir.

Tanco v. Haslam → appealedTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Tanco v. Haslam → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sixth Circuit

Bourke v. Beshear → circuitCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

DeBoer v. Snyder → appealedTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

DeBoer v. Snyder → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sixth Circuit

Zelman v. Simmons-Harris → originatingJurisdiction → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Zelman v. Simmons-Harris → reversed → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Cutter v. Wilkinson → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States District Court for the Sixth Circuit

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sixth Circuit

Potter Stewart United States Courthouse → occupant → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Potter Stewart United States Courthouse → jurisdiction → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sixth Circuit

Potter Stewart United States Courthouse → primaryVenueFor → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sixth Circuit judicial system

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States District Court for the Sixth Circuit

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sixth Circuit

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky → locatedIn → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio → locatedIn → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sixth Circuit

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio → hasAppellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee → appellateCircuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sixth Circuit

Federal Reporter → coversCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee → appellateTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Gratz v. Bollinger → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Carpenter v. United States → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Love v. Beshear → appealTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Love v. Beshear → circuit → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sixth Circuit

Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission → originatingCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Milliken I → appealedFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

subject surface form: Milliken v. Bradley (1974)

Sophia Jesty → associatedCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Henry Howard Swan → positionHeld → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Henry Howard Swan → memberOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

Henry Howard Swan → workLocation → United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sixth Circuit

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