The Right to Privacy (Harvard Law Review article, 1890)
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"The Right to Privacy" is a landmark 1890 Harvard Law Review article that articulated a foundational legal theory for a protected "right to be let alone," profoundly shaping modern privacy law in the United States.
All labels observed (3)
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| The Right to Privacy | 4 |
| The Right to Privacy (Harvard Law Review article, 1890) canonical | 1 |
| right to privacy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Right to Privacy (Harvard Law Review article, 1890) Context triple: [Louis D. Brandeis, coAuthorOf, The Right to Privacy (Harvard Law Review article, 1890)]
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The Right to Privacy
The Right to Privacy is a non-fiction book co-authored by Caroline Kennedy that explores the history, legal foundations, and contemporary challenges of privacy rights in the United States.
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B.
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty is an influential 1776 political pamphlet by Richard Price that defended American independence and articulated Enlightenment principles of individual freedom and democratic government.
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C.
Griswold v. Connecticut
Griswold v. Connecticut is a landmark 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case that recognized a constitutional right to marital privacy and struck down a state ban on contraceptive use by married couples.
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D.
The Right of Property
The Right of Property is a philosophical principle asserting individuals’ moral and legal entitlement to acquire, control, and dispose of possessions without unjust interference.
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E.
Autonomy and the Means by Which it is Proclaimed
"Autonomy and the Means by Which it is Proclaimed" is an official document of the Orthodox Church that sets out the theological principles and canonical procedures for granting autonomous status to a local church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Right to Privacy (Harvard Law Review article, 1890) Target entity description: "The Right to Privacy" is a landmark 1890 Harvard Law Review article that articulated a foundational legal theory for a protected "right to be let alone," profoundly shaping modern privacy law in the United States.
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A.
The Right to Privacy
The Right to Privacy is a non-fiction book co-authored by Caroline Kennedy that explores the history, legal foundations, and contemporary challenges of privacy rights in the United States.
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B.
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty is an influential 1776 political pamphlet by Richard Price that defended American independence and articulated Enlightenment principles of individual freedom and democratic government.
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C.
Griswold v. Connecticut
Griswold v. Connecticut is a landmark 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case that recognized a constitutional right to marital privacy and struck down a state ban on contraceptive use by married couples.
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D.
The Right of Property
The Right of Property is a philosophical principle asserting individuals’ moral and legal entitlement to acquire, control, and dispose of possessions without unjust interference.
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E.
Autonomy and the Means by Which it is Proclaimed
"Autonomy and the Means by Which it is Proclaimed" is an official document of the Orthodox Church that sets out the theological principles and canonical procedures for granting autonomous status to a local church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Harvard Law Review article
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law review article ⓘ legal scholarship ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
jurisprudence
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law ⓘ legal theory ⓘ |
| addresses |
protection of personality and feelings
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unauthorized publication of private facts ⓘ |
| author |
Justice Louis D. Brandeis
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surface form:
Louis D. Brandeis
Samuel D. Warren ⓘ |
| centralConcept | right to be let alone ⓘ |
| citationStyle | 4 Harv. L. Rev. 193 (1890) ⓘ |
| coAuthorRole |
Louis D. Brandeis as practicing lawyer and future Supreme Court Justice
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Samuel D. Warren as Boston attorney ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques | inadequacy of existing defamation and property law to protect privacy ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
considered a classic of American legal scholarship
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frequently cited in judicial opinions on privacy ⓘ |
| hasReprint |
frequently reprinted in legal casebooks
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widely anthologized in privacy law collections ⓘ |
| historicalContext | rise of mass-circulation newspapers in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
American constitutional privacy jurisprudence
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development of privacy torts in American law ⓘ legal recognition of informational privacy ⓘ |
| issue | 5 ⓘ |
| jurisdictionDiscussed | United States law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | common law ⓘ |
| legalTheory | privacy as a distinct legal interest ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil liberties
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privacy law ⓘ right to privacy ⓘ tort law ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulating the legal concept of a right to be let alone
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foundational influence on modern privacy law in the United States ⓘ |
| pageEnd | 220 ⓘ |
| pageStart | 193 ⓘ |
| proposes | creation of a common-law right to privacy ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1890-12-15 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Harvard Law Review ⓘ |
| title |
The Right to Privacy (Harvard Law Review article, 1890)
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surface form:
The Right to Privacy
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| typeOfWork | doctrinal legal article ⓘ |
| volume | 4 ⓘ |
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Louis D. Brandeis
In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action
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