Cass Sunstein

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administrative law scholar author constitutional law scholar human legal scholar public intellectual university teacher

Cass Sunstein is an American legal scholar and Harvard Law professor known for his influential work on constitutional law, behavioral economics, and public policy, including the concept of "nudge."

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Cass R. Sunstein	9
Cass Sunstein canonical	6
Sunstein	2
Declan Power Sunstein	1
Rían Power Sunstein	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cass Sunstein
Context triple: [Samantha Power, spouse, Cass Sunstein]

A. Michael S. Barr
Michael S. Barr is an American legal scholar and policymaker who serves as a key U.S. financial regulator, overseeing banking supervision and financial stability at the Federal Reserve.
B. Gary King
Gary King is a prominent American political scientist and quantitative methodologist at Harvard University, known for his influential work in statistical methods for social science research.
C. Jeff Gitelman
Jeff Gitelman is a Grammy-nominated guitarist, songwriter, and record producer known for his work with major artists across R&B, pop, and hip-hop.
D. Lawrence Weingarten
Lawrence Weingarten was an American film producer best known for his work at MGM during Hollywood’s classic studio era, overseeing numerous popular comedies and dramas.
E. James Q. Wilson
James Q. Wilson was a prominent American political scientist best known for his work on crime, policing, and public policy, including the influential "broken windows" theory.
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: Cass Sunstein
Target entity description: Cass Sunstein is an American legal scholar and Harvard Law professor known for his influential work on constitutional law, behavioral economics, and public policy, including the concept of "nudge."

A. Michael S. Barr
Michael S. Barr is an American legal scholar and policymaker who serves as a key U.S. financial regulator, overseeing banking supervision and financial stability at the Federal Reserve.
B. Gary King
Gary King is a prominent American political scientist and quantitative methodologist at Harvard University, known for his influential work in statistical methods for social science research.
C. Jeff Gitelman
Jeff Gitelman is a Grammy-nominated guitarist, songwriter, and record producer known for his work with major artists across R&B, pop, and hip-hop.
D. Lawrence Weingarten
Lawrence Weingarten was an American film producer best known for his work at MGM during Hollywood’s classic studio era, overseeing numerous popular comedies and dramas.
E. James Q. Wilson
James Q. Wilson was a prominent American political scientist best known for his work on crime, policing, and public policy, including the influential "broken windows" theory.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative law scholar ⓘ author ⓘ constitutional law scholar ⓘ human ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ public intellectual ⓘ university teacher ⓘ
areaOfInfluence	United States public policy ⓘ regulatory policy ⓘ
coAuthor	Richard H. Thaler ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	Harvard University ⓘ surface form: Harvard College Harvard Law School ⓘ
employer	Harvard Law School ⓘ Harvard University ⓘ
familyName	Cass Sunstein self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sunstein
fieldOfWork	administrative law ⓘ behavioral economics ⓘ behavioral public policy ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ law and economics ⓘ public policy ⓘ
givenName	Cass ⓘ
influenced	public policy design based on behavioral insights ⓘ
influencedBy	behavioral economics ⓘ
knownFor	developing and popularizing the concept of nudge in public policy ⓘ scholarship on behavioral law and economics ⓘ scholarship on constitutional law ⓘ work on libertarian paternalism ⓘ
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ American Law Institute ⓘ
name	Cass Sunstein self-link ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableWork	#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media ⓘ Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness ⓘ Republic.com ⓘ Simpler: The Future of Government ⓘ The Cost-Benefit Revolution ⓘ
occupation	government official ⓘ law professor ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ writer ⓘ
positionHeld	Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ Professor at Harvard Law School ⓘ Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
workLocation	Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

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Samantha Power → spouse → Cass Sunstein ⓘ

Samantha Power → child → Cass Sunstein ⓘ

this entity surface form: Declan Power Sunstein

Samantha Power → child → Cass Sunstein ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rían Power Sunstein

University of Chicago Law School → hasNotableFaculty → Cass Sunstein ⓘ