Harris v. McRae
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Harris v. McRae is a 1980 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of the Hyde Amendment, allowing federal restrictions on Medicaid funding for most abortions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harris v. McRae canonical | 2 |
| Cora McRae, et al. v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11531286 — 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: Harris v. McRae Context triple: [Warren Burger Court, notableCase, Harris v. McRae]
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A.
Hurd v. Hodge
Hurd v. Hodge is a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racially restrictive covenants in property deeds could not be judicially enforced in the District of Columbia because such enforcement would violate the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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B.
Marsh v. Chambers
Marsh v. Chambers is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of legislative prayer, finding that opening legislative sessions with a state-funded chaplain’s invocation did not violate the Establishment 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.
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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E.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
- 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: Harris v. McRae Target entity description: Harris v. McRae is a 1980 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of the Hyde Amendment, allowing federal restrictions on Medicaid funding for most abortions.
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A.
Hurd v. Hodge
Hurd v. Hodge is a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racially restrictive covenants in property deeds could not be judicially enforced in the District of Columbia because such enforcement would violate the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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B.
Marsh v. Chambers
Marsh v. Chambers is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of legislative prayer, finding that opening legislative sessions with a state-funded chaplain’s invocation did not violate the Establishment 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.
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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E.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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abortion case ⓘ constitutional law case ⓘ |
| hasAreaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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health law ⓘ social welfare law ⓘ |
| hasChiefJusticeAtDecision | Warren E. Burger ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 448 U.S. 297 ⓘ |
| hasConcurrenceBy |
Justice Warren E. Burger
ⓘ
linked to:
Warren E. Burger
Justice William H. Rehnquist ⓘ
linked to:
William H. Rehnquist
|
| hasConstitutionalProvisionInvolved |
Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
ⓘ
linked to:
Establishment Clause
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 1980-06-30 ⓘ |
| hasDecisionType | majority decision ⓘ |
| hasDissentBy |
Justice Harry A. Blackmun
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linked to:
Harry A. Blackmun
Justice John Paul Stevens ⓘ
linked to:
John Paul Stevens
Justice Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
linked to:
Thurgood Marshall
Justice William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
William J. Brennan Jr.
|
| hasDocketNumber | 79-1268 ⓘ |
| hasFullCaseName |
Cora McRae, et al. v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.
ⓘ
linked to:
Harris v. McRae
|
| hasHolding |
Congress may restrict the use of federal Medicaid funds for abortions
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the Due Process Clause does not confer a right to government funding of abortions ⓘ the Equal Protection component of the Fifth Amendment is not violated by the Hyde Amendment ⓘ the Establishment Clause is not violated by the Hyde Amendment ⓘ
linked to:
Hyde Amendment
the Hyde Amendment is constitutional ⓘ |
| hasImpact | limited access to abortion for low-income women dependent on Medicaid ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
constitutionality of the Hyde Amendment
ⓘ
federal funding for abortions under Medicaid ⓘ |
| hasLowerCourt | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York ⓘ |
| hasMajorityOpinionBy |
Justice Potter Stewart
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linked to:
Potter Stewart
|
| hasPetitioner | Cora McRae ⓘ |
| hasProceduralPosture | appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York ⓘ |
| hasProgramInvolved | Medicaid ⓘ |
| hasRelatedCase |
Beal v. Doe
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Maher v. Roe ⓘ Roe v. Wade ⓘ |
| hasRespondent |
Patricia R. Harris
ⓘ
linked to:
Patricia Roberts Harris
|
| hasRespondentOffice | Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare ⓘ |
| hasResult | upheld federal restrictions on Medicaid funding for most abortions ⓘ |
| hasStatuteInvolved | Hyde Amendment ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
abortion funding
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reproductive rights ⓘ welfare and public benefits ⓘ |
| hasVote | 5–4 ⓘ |
| hasYearDecided | 1980 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harris v. McRae Description of subject: Harris v. McRae is a 1980 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of the Hyde Amendment, allowing federal restrictions on Medicaid funding for most abortions.
Referenced by (3)
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Harris v. McRae
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hasFullCaseName
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Cora McRae, et al. v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.
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linked to: Harris v. McRae