Barnard v. Thorstenn
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Barnard v. Thorstenn is a U.S. Supreme Court case that, like Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper, addressed the constitutionality of residency requirements for bar admission under the Privileges and Immunities Clause.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barnard v. Thorstenn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T740049 — 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: Barnard v. Thorstenn Context triple: [Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper, relatedCase, Barnard v. Thorstenn]
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Baker v. Nelson
Baker v. Nelson was a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that summarily dismissed a same-sex marriage claim, effectively allowing states to ban such marriages until it was later overturned by Obergefell v. Hodges.
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B.
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that employment decisions based on gender stereotyping violate federal anti-discrimination law and clarified the burden-shifting framework for mixed-motive discrimination claims.
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C.
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.
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Corfield v. Coryell
Corfield v. Coryell is an 1823 federal circuit court decision by Justice Bushrod Washington that famously articulated an influential early list of the fundamental rights protected by the U.S. Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause.
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E.
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.
- 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: Barnard v. Thorstenn Target entity description: Barnard v. Thorstenn is a U.S. Supreme Court case that, like Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper, addressed the constitutionality of residency requirements for bar admission under the Privileges and Immunities Clause.
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A.
Baker v. Nelson
Baker v. Nelson was a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that summarily dismissed a same-sex marriage claim, effectively allowing states to ban such marriages until it was later overturned by Obergefell v. Hodges.
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B.
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that employment decisions based on gender stereotyping violate federal anti-discrimination law and clarified the burden-shifting framework for mixed-motive discrimination claims.
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C.
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.
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D.
Corfield v. Coryell
Corfield v. Coryell is an 1823 federal circuit court decision by Justice Bushrod Washington that famously articulated an influential early list of the fundamental rights protected by the U.S. Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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legal case ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
state bar admission rules
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territorial bar admission rules ⓘ |
| areaOfImpact |
interstate mobility of professionals
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professional licensing ⓘ |
| citationRelationship | followed reasoning of Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper in analysis of bar residency rules ⓘ |
| constitutionalClauseType | interstate comity ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvolved |
Privileges and Immunities Clause
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surface form:
Article IV Privileges and Immunities Clause
|
| constitutionalRightProtected |
right of citizens to pursue a common calling in other states
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right of nonresidents to practice law on substantially equal terms ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionScope | applies to U.S. territories as well as states ⓘ |
| holding | residency requirements for bar admission violated the Privileges and Immunities Clause ⓘ |
| holdingType | unconstitutional residency requirement ⓘ |
| issue |
constitutionality of residency requirements for bar admission
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whether a territory may limit bar admission to residents ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalEffect | limited the ability of states and territories to impose residency requirements for bar admission ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
discrimination against nonresidents must bear a close relation to the state’s objectives
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states and territories must show substantial reasons for discriminating against nonresidents in fundamental activities ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Privileges and Immunities Clause
ⓘ
bar admission ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ residency requirements ⓘ |
| partyType |
bar applicants
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territorial bar authorities ⓘ |
| reasoning |
practicing law is a protected privilege under the Privileges and Immunities Clause
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territorial concerns about nonresident lawyers did not justify a blanket residency requirement ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | substantial reason test under the Privileges and Immunities Clause ⓘ |
| usedAsPrecedentFor | challenges to residency-based restrictions on professional practice ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Barnard v. Thorstenn Description of subject: Barnard v. Thorstenn is a U.S. Supreme Court case that, like Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper, addressed the constitutionality of residency requirements for bar admission under the Privileges and Immunities Clause.
Referenced by (1)
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