Dickerson v. United States
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Dickerson v. United States is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that reaffirmed the constitutional basis of Miranda warnings and held that Congress could not overrule Miranda v. Arizona by statute.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dickerson v. United States canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T371061 — 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: Dickerson v. United States Context triple: [Miranda v. Arizona, relatedCase, Dickerson v. United States]
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Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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B.
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
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C.
Bond v. United States
Bond v. United States is a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified an individual’s ability to raise Tenth Amendment challenges to federal statutes, reinforcing limits on federal power in favor of state sovereignty.
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D.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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E.
United States v. Comstock
United States v. Comstock is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s authority to civilly commit mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date under the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause.
- 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: Dickerson v. United States Target entity description: Dickerson v. United States is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that reaffirmed the constitutional basis of Miranda warnings and held that Congress could not overrule Miranda v. Arizona by statute.
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A.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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B.
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
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C.
Bond v. United States
Bond v. United States is a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified an individual’s ability to raise Tenth Amendment challenges to federal statutes, reinforcing limits on federal power in favor of state sovereignty.
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D.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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E.
United States v. Comstock
United States v. Comstock is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s authority to civilly commit mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date under the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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constitutional law case ⓘ criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination
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exclusionary rule ⓘ police interrogation ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 2000-04-19 ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtTimeOfDecision | William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| citation |
120 S. Ct. 2326
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147 L. Ed. 2d 405 ⓘ 530 U.S. 428 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decidedDate | 2000-06-26 ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2000-06-26 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy | Antonin Scalia ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 99-5525 ⓘ |
| holding |
18 U.S.C. § 3501 is unconstitutional to the extent it conflicts with Miranda
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Miranda v. Arizona announced a constitutional rule that Congress may not supersede by statute ⓘ statements taken without Miranda warnings are generally inadmissible in the prosecution’s case-in-chief ⓘ |
| impact |
limited congressional power to overrule constitutional criminal procedure decisions
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reaffirmed the requirement that law enforcement give Miranda warnings before custodial interrogation ⓘ |
| joinedByInDissent | Clarence Thomas ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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David H. Souter ⓘ John Paul Stevens ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal judiciary of the United States
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surface form:
United States federal courts
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| languageOfOpinion | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
constitutional status of Miranda warnings
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validity of 18 U.S.C. § 3501 ⓘ whether Congress could overrule Miranda v. Arizona by statute ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ |
| petitioner | Charles Thomas Dickerson ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Michigan v. Tucker
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Miranda v. Arizona ⓘ New York v. Quarles ⓘ Oregon v. Elstad ⓘ |
| respondent |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| reversedOrAffirmed | reversed the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ |
| statuteInQuestion | 18 U.S.C. § 3501 ⓘ |
| term | October Term 1999 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dickerson v. United States Description of subject: Dickerson v. United States is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that reaffirmed the constitutional basis of Miranda warnings and held that Congress could not overrule Miranda v. Arizona by statute.
Referenced by (3)
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