Orr Ditch Decree
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The Orr Ditch Decree is a landmark federal court water-rights ruling that allocates and governs the use of Truckee River water among various users in Nevada and California.
All labels observed (1)
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| Orr Ditch Decree canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21213802 — 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: Orr Ditch Decree Context triple: [Truckee River Operating Agreement, relatedTo, Orr Ditch Decree]
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Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
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Westfall Act
The Westfall Act is a U.S. federal law that grants federal employees immunity from personal liability for common-law torts committed within the scope of their employment by substituting the United States as the defendant.
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C.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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D.
Specie Circular of 1836
The Specie Circular of 1836 was a U.S. presidential order issued by Andrew Jackson requiring payment for public lands to be made in gold or silver, a move that contributed to financial instability and the Panic of 1837.
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E.
Burke–Wadsworth Act
The Burke–Wadsworth Act was the landmark 1940 U.S. law that established the first peacetime military draft in American history, preparing the nation’s armed forces on the eve of World War II.
- 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: Orr Ditch Decree Target entity description: The Orr Ditch Decree is a landmark federal court water-rights ruling that allocates and governs the use of Truckee River water among various users in Nevada and California.
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A.
Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
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B.
Westfall Act
The Westfall Act is a U.S. federal law that grants federal employees immunity from personal liability for common-law torts committed within the scope of their employment by substituting the United States as the defendant.
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C.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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D.
Specie Circular of 1836
The Specie Circular of 1836 was a U.S. presidential order issued by Andrew Jackson requiring payment for public lands to be made in gold or silver, a move that contributed to financial instability and the Panic of 1837.
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E.
Burke–Wadsworth Act
The Burke–Wadsworth Act was the landmark 1940 U.S. law that established the first peacetime military draft in American history, preparing the nation’s armed forces on the eve of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.