United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60789 — 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)
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Target entity: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Context triple: [United States courts of appeals, includes, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]
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United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
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United States courts of appeals
The United States courts of appeals are the federal intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from district courts and federal agencies before potential review by the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Target entity description: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
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United States courts of appeals
The United States courts of appeals are the federal intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from district courts and federal agencies before potential review by the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Description of subject: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Referenced by (90)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States courts of appeals
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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Dickerson v. United States
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originatingCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
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partOf
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United States District Court for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
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circuit
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Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
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higherCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
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subordinateTo
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
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appealsTo
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the District of Maryland
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circuit
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the District of Maryland
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appealsTo
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
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appealsTo
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
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appealsTo
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
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appealsTo
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
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locatedIn
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
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appellateCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
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locatedInJurisdiction
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
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higherCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
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appellateCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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Fourth federal judicial circuit
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hasCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina
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appealsTo
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina
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representsInCourt
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United States in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
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originatedFrom
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States v. Morrison
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originatedFrom
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States, Petitioner v. Antonio J. Morrison et al.
Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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appealedTo
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Northern Division of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
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appealsTo
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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subject linked to:
Northern Division
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States District Court for the District of West Virginia (historical federal court structure)
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Western District of North Carolina
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belongsToCircuit
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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