Pennhurst II
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Pennhurst II is a landmark 1984 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal court authority over state institutions by holding that the Eleventh Amendment bars certain federal suits against state officials based on state law.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20358625 — 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: Pennhurst II Context triple: [Pennhurst State School & Hospital v. Halderman, alsoKnownAs, Pennhurst II]
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A.
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital was a historic 19th-century New Jersey state mental institution renowned for its massive, architecturally distinctive main building designed under the Kirkbride Plan.
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B.
Athens State Hospital
Athens State Hospital was a 19th-century psychiatric institution in Athens, Ohio, later known as The Ridges and noted for its Kirkbride-plan architecture and role in the region’s mental health history.
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C.
Weston State Hospital
Weston State Hospital is a historic 19th-century psychiatric hospital in Weston, West Virginia, renowned for its massive Gothic Revival architecture and status as one of the largest hand-cut stone masonry buildings in the United States.
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D.
Patton State Hospital
Patton State Hospital is a large forensic psychiatric hospital in San Bernardino, California, that provides mental health treatment primarily for patients involved with the criminal justice system.
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E.
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center is a large state-run mental health hospital complex located in Queens, New York City.
- 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: Pennhurst II Target entity description: Pennhurst II is a landmark 1984 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal court authority over state institutions by holding that the Eleventh Amendment bars certain federal suits against state officials based on state law.
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A.
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital was a historic 19th-century New Jersey state mental institution renowned for its massive, architecturally distinctive main building designed under the Kirkbride Plan.
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B.
Athens State Hospital
Athens State Hospital was a 19th-century psychiatric institution in Athens, Ohio, later known as The Ridges and noted for its Kirkbride-plan architecture and role in the region’s mental health history.
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C.
Weston State Hospital
Weston State Hospital is a historic 19th-century psychiatric hospital in Weston, West Virginia, renowned for its massive Gothic Revival architecture and status as one of the largest hand-cut stone masonry buildings in the United States.
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D.
Patton State Hospital
Patton State Hospital is a large forensic psychiatric hospital in San Bernardino, California, that provides mental health treatment primarily for patients involved with the criminal justice system.
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E.
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center is a large state-run mental health hospital complex located in Queens, New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.