Green v. Biddle
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Green v. Biddle was an 1823 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the constitutionality of Kentucky land laws under the Contracts Clause, with an influential opinion authored by Justice Bushrod Washington.
All labels observed (1)
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| Green v. Biddle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7300283 — 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: Green v. Biddle Context triple: [Bushrod Washington, notableCase, Green v. Biddle]
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A.
Colegrove v. Green
Colegrove v. Green is a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court decision known for holding that issues of legislative apportionment and malapportionment were nonjusticiable political questions, delaying judicial intervention in redistricting disputes.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Gelbard v. United States
Gelbard v. United States is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether grand jury witnesses could refuse to answer questions based on the government's alleged illegal use of wiretap evidence.
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E.
Chiafalo v. Washington
Chiafalo v. Washington is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that unanimously upheld states’ authority to penalize or replace “faithless electors” who do not vote in line with their state’s popular vote in presidential elections.
- 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: Green v. Biddle Target entity description: Green v. Biddle was an 1823 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the constitutionality of Kentucky land laws under the Contracts Clause, with an influential opinion authored by Justice Bushrod Washington.
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A.
Colegrove v. Green
Colegrove v. Green is a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court decision known for holding that issues of legislative apportionment and malapportionment were nonjusticiable political questions, delaying judicial intervention in redistricting disputes.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Gelbard v. United States
Gelbard v. United States is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether grand jury witnesses could refuse to answer questions based on the government's alleged illegal use of wiretap evidence.
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E.
Chiafalo v. Washington
Chiafalo v. Washington is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that unanimously upheld states’ authority to penalize or replace “faithless electors” who do not vote in line with their state’s popular vote in presidential elections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Contracts Clause case
ⓘ
U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ land law case ⓘ |
| addresses | impairment of contracts ⓘ |
| bindingAuthority |
binding precedent on Kentucky state courts on federal constitutional issues
ⓘ
binding precedent on lower federal courts ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtTime | John Marshall ⓘ |
| citation | 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 1 ⓘ |
| concerns | constitutionality of Kentucky land laws ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| courtTerm | 1823 term of the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1823 ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| holds | certain Kentucky land laws unconstitutional ⓘ |
| interprets |
Contracts Clause of the U.S. Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Contract Clause of the U.S. Constitution
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| involves |
Commonwealth of Kentucky
ⓘ
linked to:
Kentucky
land claimants under Virginia grants ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalImpact |
influential in early Contracts Clause jurisprudence
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strengthened protection of contractual obligations against state interference ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Contracts Clause
ⓘ
linked to:
Contract Clause
federal-state relations ⓘ land titles ⓘ state land legislation ⓘ |
| opinionBy | Bushrod Washington ⓘ |
| opinionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| partOf | early 19th-century Supreme Court Contracts Clause decisions ⓘ |
| reasoningBasedOn | compact between Virginia and the United States regarding Kentucky lands ⓘ |
| relatedAreaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
property law ⓘ state sovereignty ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Virginia-Kentucky compact ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Marshall Court era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Green v. Biddle Description of subject: Green v. Biddle was an 1823 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the constitutionality of Kentucky land laws under the Contracts Clause, with an influential opinion authored by Justice Bushrod Washington.
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