Triple
T1461607
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William J. Brennan Jr. |
E31523
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the “actual malice” standard, greatly expanding First Amendment protections for the press in defamation cases involving public officials.
|
E166646
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan | Statement: [William J. Brennan Jr., notableWork, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan Context triple: [William J. Brennan Jr., notableWork, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan]
-
A.
New York Times Co. v. United States
New York Times Co. v. United States is a 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the press’s right to publish the Pentagon Papers, sharply limiting the government’s power to impose prior restraint on the media.
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B.
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation is a landmark 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the government's authority to regulate indecent material on public airwaves, stemming from a radio broadcast of George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" monologue.
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C.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
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D.
Schenck v. United States
Schenck v. United States is a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the “clear and present danger” test, allowing the government to restrict speech during wartime.
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E.
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette is a landmark 1943 U.S. Supreme Court decision, authored by Justice Robert H. Jackson, that held the government cannot compel public school students to salute the flag or recite the Pledge of Allegiance, firmly protecting freedom of speech and religious liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan Triple: [William J. Brennan Jr., notableWork, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan]
Generated description
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the “actual malice” standard, greatly expanding First Amendment protections for the press in defamation cases involving public officials.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan Target entity description: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the “actual malice” standard, greatly expanding First Amendment protections for the press in defamation cases involving public officials.
-
A.
New York Times Co. v. United States
New York Times Co. v. United States is a 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the press’s right to publish the Pentagon Papers, sharply limiting the government’s power to impose prior restraint on the media.
-
B.
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation is a landmark 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the government's authority to regulate indecent material on public airwaves, stemming from a radio broadcast of George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" monologue.
-
C.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
-
D.
Schenck v. United States
Schenck v. United States is a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the “clear and present danger” test, allowing the government to restrict speech during wartime.
-
E.
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette is a landmark 1943 U.S. Supreme Court decision, authored by Justice Robert H. Jackson, that held the government cannot compel public school students to salute the flag or recite the Pledge of Allegiance, firmly protecting freedom of speech and religious liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a49917dfc081909acdbdf5d684f1ef |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c59ecb60819082217b034e18381f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad0e7ab538819090bc3e3ed1bbff64 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad0f5106fc8190ab03c4e5a0287424 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad0fa4c7d48190ac84267c16c6eb00 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8 p.m.