Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo
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Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo was a highly influential Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his progressive jurisprudence and landmark opinions shaping constitutional and common law in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benjamin N. Cardozo | 18 |
| Benjamin Nathan Cardozo | 3 |
| Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo canonical | 2 |
| Benjamin Cardozo | 1 |
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Target entity: Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo Context triple: [Helvering v. Davis, majorityOpinionBy, Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo]
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Paul G. Kirk
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Martin D. Ginsburg
Martin D. Ginsburg was a prominent American tax lawyer and law professor, noted both for his influential scholarship in tax law and his supportive partnership with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was a 19th-century American physician, poet, and essayist known for his wit, literary works, and contributions to medical reform.
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Blackmun
Blackmun refers to the nominative reports of U.S. Supreme Court decisions compiled by Justice Harry A. Blackmun, whose name is used as a citation reference in the United States Reports.
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John Jay
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo Target entity description: Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo was a highly influential Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his progressive jurisprudence and landmark opinions shaping constitutional and common law in the early 20th century.
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A.
Paul G. Kirk
Paul G. Kirk is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as interim U.S. Senator from Massachusetts following the death of Edward M. Kennedy.
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B.
Martin D. Ginsburg
Martin D. Ginsburg was a prominent American tax lawyer and law professor, noted both for his influential scholarship in tax law and his supportive partnership with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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C.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was a 19th-century American physician, poet, and essayist known for his wit, literary works, and contributions to medical reform.
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D.
Blackmun
Blackmun refers to the nominative reports of U.S. Supreme Court decisions compiled by Justice Harry A. Blackmun, whose name is used as a citation reference in the United States Reports.
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E.
John Jay
John Jay was an American statesman, diplomat, co-author of The Federalist Papers, first Chief Justice of the United States, and a key figure in the early formation of the U.S. government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ person ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Columbia University
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surface form:
Columbia College
Columbia Law School ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Herbert Hoover ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1870-05-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| deathDate | 1938-07-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Port Chester, New York ⓘ |
| endTime | 1938-07-09 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Sephardi Jews
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surface form:
Sephardic Jews
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| familyName | Cardozo ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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contract law ⓘ jurisprudence ⓘ tort law ⓘ |
| fullName |
Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo
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| givenName | Benjamin ⓘ |
| honor | namesake of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law ⓘ |
| ideology |
legal progressivism
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legal realism ⓘ |
| influenced |
American common law
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U.S. constitutional interpretation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential common law opinions
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landmark constitutional law opinions ⓘ landmark contract law decisions ⓘ landmark tort law decisions ⓘ progressive jurisprudence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOfCourt |
New York Court of Appeals
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Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Herbert Hoover ⓘ |
| notableWork |
MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.
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Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. ⓘ The Growth of the Law ⓘ The Nature of the Judicial Process ⓘ The Paradoxes of Legal Science ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| precededBy | Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1932-03-14 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Felix Frankfurter ⓘ |
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Subject: Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo Description of subject: Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo was a highly influential Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his progressive jurisprudence and landmark opinions shaping constitutional and common law in the early 20th century.
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