United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al.
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United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al. was a post–World War II American military tribunal held in Nuremberg that prosecuted senior officials of the German Foreign Office and other ministries for their roles in Nazi war crimes and aggressive war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1045554 — 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: United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al. Context triple: [Wilhelmstrasse Trial, alsoKnownAs, United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al.]
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Frohwerk v. United States
Frohwerk v. United States is a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld a conviction for antiwar newspaper articles, reinforcing broad federal power to punish speech deemed obstructive to World War I military recruitment.
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B.
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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Krupp Trial
The Krupp Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which leading executives of the German arms manufacturer Krupp were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to their use of forced labor and support of Nazi aggression.
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D.
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.
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E.
Abrams v. United States
Abrams v. United States was a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of antiwar activists under federal law and is best known for Justice Holmes’s famous dissent articulating the “marketplace of ideas” concept in free speech jurisprudence.
- 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: United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al. Target entity description: United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al. was a post–World War II American military tribunal held in Nuremberg that prosecuted senior officials of the German Foreign Office and other ministries for their roles in Nazi war crimes and aggressive war.
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A.
Frohwerk v. United States
Frohwerk v. United States is a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld a conviction for antiwar newspaper articles, reinforcing broad federal power to punish speech deemed obstructive to World War I military recruitment.
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B.
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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C.
Krupp Trial
The Krupp Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which leading executives of the German arms manufacturer Krupp were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to their use of forced labor and support of Nazi aggression.
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D.
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.
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E.
Abrams v. United States
Abrams v. United States was a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of antiwar activists under federal law and is best known for Justice Holmes’s famous dissent articulating the “marketplace of ideas” concept in free speech jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nuremberg Military Tribunal case
ⓘ
post–World War II military tribunal ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ |
| aim | prosecution of senior civilian officials for Nazi policies ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ministries Trial
ⓘ
Wilhelmstrasse Trial ⓘ |
| appliesLaw | principles of individual criminal responsibility for state policy ⓘ |
| charge |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
crimes against peace ⓘ membership in criminal organizations ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| concernedEvent |
Nazi war crimes
ⓘ
aggressive war by Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfProsecution | United States of America ⓘ |
| court |
United States Military Tribunal IV
ⓘ
linked to:
Wilhelmstrasse Trial
|
| defendantsIncluded |
officials of the Reich Chancellery
ⓘ
officials of the Reich Foreign Office ⓘ officials of the Reich Ministry of Justice ⓘ officials of the Reich Ministry of the Interior ⓘ |
| endDate | 1949-04-13 ⓘ |
| focus |
German Foreign Office leadership
ⓘ
officials of other German ministries ⓘ |
| genre | international criminal law proceeding ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War II occupation of Germany ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Allied Control Council Law No. 10 ⓘ |
| legalSignificance | clarified responsibility of diplomats and civil servants for Nazi crimes ⓘ |
| location |
American Zone of Occupation in Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
American Zone of Occupied Germany
Nuremberg ⓘ |
| mainDefendant | Ernst von Weizsäcker ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | 21 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Subsequent Nuremberg Trials
ⓘ
linked to:
Nuremberg trials
|
| placeOfJudgment | Palace of Justice, Nuremberg ⓘ |
| prosecutingAuthority | Office of Chief of Counsel for War Crimes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg
ⓘ
linked to:
Nuremberg trials
Subsequent Nuremberg Trials under U.S. authority ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I
|
| result | multiple convictions and acquittals ⓘ |
| sequenceWithin | third of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials by case number ⓘ |
| startDate | 1947-01-06 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Nuremberg Ministries Trial judgment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al. Description of subject: United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al. was a post–World War II American military tribunal held in Nuremberg that prosecuted senior officials of the German Foreign Office and other ministries for their roles in Nazi war crimes and aggressive war.
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