Foster v. Love
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Foster v. Love is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Louisiana’s open primary system for federal elections as preempted by federal law requiring a uniform federal Election Day.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foster v. Love canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4428540 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foster v. Love Context triple: [Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution, citedInCase, Foster v. Love]
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A.
Estelle v. Gamble
Estelle v. Gamble is a landmark 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that deliberate indifference to prisoners’ serious medical needs constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
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B.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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C.
Breedlove v. Suttles
Breedlove v. Suttles was a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld state poll taxes as constitutional, reinforcing barriers to voting until later overturned during the civil rights era.
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D.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
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E.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
- 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: Foster v. Love Target entity description: Foster v. Love is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Louisiana’s open primary system for federal elections as preempted by federal law requiring a uniform federal Election Day.
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A.
Estelle v. Gamble
Estelle v. Gamble is a landmark 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that deliberate indifference to prisoners’ serious medical needs constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
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B.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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C.
Breedlove v. Suttles
Breedlove v. Suttles was a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld state poll taxes as constitutional, reinforcing barriers to voting until later overturned during the civil rights era.
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D.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
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E.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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election law case ⓘ federal court case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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election law ⓘ federal courts ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1997-10-06 ⓘ |
| citation | 522 U.S. 67 ⓘ |
| concurrence | none ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decision | state law preempted by federal statute ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1997-11-04 ⓘ |
| dissent | none ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 96-670 ⓘ |
| holding |
Louisiana’s open primary system for congressional elections is preempted by federal law requiring a uniform federal Election Day
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States may not hold final federal congressional elections prior to the federally prescribed Election Day ⓘ |
| impact | limited states’ ability to schedule final federal elections before federal Election Day ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| legalIssue |
elections clause
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federal preemption ⓘ uniform federal Election Day ⓘ |
| legalProvisionInterpreted |
2 U.S.C. § 1
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2 U.S.C. § 7 ⓘ Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opinionAuthor | Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opinionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| page | 67 ⓘ |
| party |
John H. Foster
NERFINISHED
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Louisiana Secretary of State W. Fox McKeithen NERFINISHED ⓘ defendant ⓘ plaintiff ⓘ |
| priorHistory | Love v. Foster, 90 F.3d 1026 (5th Cir. 1996) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Election Day
NERFINISHED
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preemption doctrine ⓘ state regulation of federal elections ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| result | Louisiana election statute declared invalid as applied to federal elections ⓘ |
| stateLawAtIssue | Louisiana open primary system for congressional elections ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
congressional elections
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federal elections ⓘ state election procedures ⓘ |
| unanimousDecision | true ⓘ |
| volume | 522 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1997 ⓘ |
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Subject: Foster v. Love Description of subject: Foster v. Love is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Louisiana’s open primary system for federal elections as preempted by federal law requiring a uniform federal Election Day.
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