Parker v. Davis
E452312
Parker v. Davis was a post–Civil War U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the constitutionality of making paper money legal tender for preexisting debts under the Legal Tender Acts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parker v. Davis canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4560240 — 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: Parker v. Davis Context triple: [Legal Tender Act of 1862, challengedInCase, Parker v. Davis]
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A.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
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B.
United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
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C.
McDonald v. Smith
McDonald v. Smith is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the First Amendment’s Petition Clause does not grant absolute immunity from libel suits for statements made in petitions to government officials.
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D.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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E.
Corrigan v. Buckley
Corrigan v. Buckley is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the enforceability of racially restrictive covenants in property deeds, paving the way for widespread legalized housing segregation until later overturned in effect by subsequent civil rights rulings.
- 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: Parker v. Davis Target entity description: Parker v. Davis was a post–Civil War U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the constitutionality of making paper money legal tender for preexisting debts under the Legal Tender Acts.
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A.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
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B.
United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
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C.
McDonald v. Smith
McDonald v. Smith is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the First Amendment’s Petition Clause does not grant absolute immunity from libel suits for statements made in petitions to government officials.
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D.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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E.
Corrigan v. Buckley
Corrigan v. Buckley is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the enforceability of racially restrictive covenants in property deeds, paving the way for widespread legalized housing segregation until later overturned in effect by subsequent civil rights rulings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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legal case ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion |
constitutionality of making paper money legal tender for preexisting debts
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scope of congressional power under the Legal Tender Acts ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
Legal Tender Acts
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linked to:
Legal Tender Act of 1862
U.S. Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
United States Constitution
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| bindingAuthority |
binding precedent on lower federal courts
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binding precedent on state courts on questions of federal law ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| courtType | court of last resort ⓘ |
| decidedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
Civil War era finance
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legal tender ⓘ paper money ⓘ preexisting debts ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine |
impairment of contracts
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power of Congress over currency ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
constitutional law
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contracts ⓘ monetary law ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| party |
Davis
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Parker ⓘ |
| relatedToCase |
Hepburn v. Griswold
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Knox v. Lee ⓘ Legal Tender Cases ⓘ
linked to:
Legal Tender Act of 1862
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| temporalContext | post–Civil War period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parker v. Davis Description of subject: Parker v. Davis was a post–Civil War U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the constitutionality of making paper money legal tender for preexisting debts under the Legal Tender Acts.
Referenced by (4)
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