Justice Stanley Reed
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Justice Stanley Reed was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1938–1957) known for his generally moderate to conservative jurisprudence during the New Deal and early Cold War eras.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Justice Stanley Forman Reed | 2 |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | 1 |
| Justice Stanley Reed canonical | 1 |
| U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stanley Forman Reed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1598746 — 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: Justice Stanley Reed Context triple: [Everson v. Board of Education, joinedByInMajority, Justice Stanley Reed]
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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.
Justice George Sutherland
Justice George Sutherland was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his conservative jurisprudence and influential role in the Court’s early 20th-century decisions limiting federal power.
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C.
Justice Owen J. Roberts
Justice Owen J. Roberts was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1930–1945) known for his pivotal swing votes during the New Deal era.
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D.
Abe Fortas
Abe Fortas was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and was a close adviser to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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E.
Justice Willis Van Devanter
Justice Willis Van Devanter was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President William Howard Taft, known for his conservative jurisprudence and frequent opposition to New Deal legislation.
- 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: Justice Stanley Reed Target entity description: Justice Stanley Reed was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1938–1957) known for his generally moderate to conservative jurisprudence during the New Deal and early Cold War eras.
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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.
Justice George Sutherland
Justice George Sutherland was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his conservative jurisprudence and influential role in the Court’s early 20th-century decisions limiting federal power.
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C.
Justice Owen J. Roberts
Justice Owen J. Roberts was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1930–1945) known for his pivotal swing votes during the New Deal era.
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D.
Abe Fortas
Abe Fortas was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and was a close adviser to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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E.
Justice Willis Van Devanter
Justice Willis Van Devanter was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President William Howard Taft, known for his conservative jurisprudence and frequent opposition to New Deal legislation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1884-12-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1980-04-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia Law School
ⓘ
Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
University of Virginia School of Law ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| endTime | 1957 ⓘ |
| familyName | Reed ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Stanley ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Justice ⓘ |
| ideology | moderate conservatism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
generally moderate to conservative jurisprudence
ⓘ
reluctance toward expansive incorporation of the Bill of Rights ⓘ support for many New Deal programs ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Kentucky
ⓘ
New York ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableCase |
Smith v. Allwright
ⓘ
surface form:
Smith v. Allwright (1944)
United States v. Darby ⓘ
surface form:
United States v. Darby Lumber Co. (as part of Court majority)
|
| notableWork |
majority opinion in Smith v. Allwright
ⓘ
opinions in New Deal economic regulation cases ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
New Deal era jurisprudence
ⓘ
early Cold War era jurisprudence ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Minerva, Kentucky ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Huntington, New York ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| positionHeld | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Kentucky ⓘ |
| precededBy | George Sutherland ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence | Maysville, Kentucky ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Winifred Elgin Reed ⓘ |
| startTime | 1938 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Charles Evans Whittaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Supreme Court Building
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Justice Stanley Reed Description of subject: Justice Stanley Reed was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1938–1957) known for his generally moderate to conservative jurisprudence during the New Deal and early Cold War eras.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Justice Stanley Forman Reed
this entity surface form:
Justice Stanley Forman Reed
this entity surface form:
Justice Stanley F. Reed
subject surface form:
Maysville Cemetery
this entity surface form:
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stanley Forman Reed