Triple
T2652823
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Contract Clause |
E53938
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasKeyCase |
P7437
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus
Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state interference with private contracts by striking down a Minnesota pension law as violating the Constitution’s Contract Clause.
|
E285913
|
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: Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus | Statement: [Contract Clause, hasKeyCase, Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus Context triple: [Contract Clause, hasKeyCase, Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus]
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A.
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. is a landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld federal power to regulate labor relations, marking a major expansion of Congress’s authority over interstate commerce.
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B.
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the standards for proving employment discrimination under Title VII, prompting Congress to later revise those standards in the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
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C.
United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
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D.
BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB
BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed when an employer’s unsuccessful but reasonably based lawsuit against a union can be treated as an unfair labor practice under federal labor law.
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E.
United Building & Construction Trades Council v. Mayor and Council of Camden
United Building & Construction Trades Council v. Mayor and Council of Camden is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a city’s local-hiring ordinance could be challenged under the Privileges and Immunities Clause for discriminating against out-of-state workers.
- 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: Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus Triple: [Contract Clause, hasKeyCase, Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus]
Generated description
Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state interference with private contracts by striking down a Minnesota pension law as violating the Constitution’s Contract Clause.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus Target entity description: Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state interference with private contracts by striking down a Minnesota pension law as violating the Constitution’s Contract Clause.
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A.
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. is a landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld federal power to regulate labor relations, marking a major expansion of Congress’s authority over interstate commerce.
-
B.
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the standards for proving employment discrimination under Title VII, prompting Congress to later revise those standards in the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
-
C.
United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
-
D.
BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB
BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed when an employer’s unsuccessful but reasonably based lawsuit against a union can be treated as an unfair labor practice under federal labor law.
-
E.
United Building & Construction Trades Council v. Mayor and Council of Camden
United Building & Construction Trades Council v. Mayor and Council of Camden is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a city’s local-hiring ordinance could be challenged under the Privileges and Immunities Clause for discriminating against out-of-state workers.
- 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_69ab495e192081909c77b622e8e7e15a |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdd1ca0248190aa15f80b2798524e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:09 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af98ce81fc8190b7c6c66acfcb87c7 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af99416924819099d4acb1a2d60e0c |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:08 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af99adadb08190a44f2286b25bf0aa |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:10 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:53 p.m.