Westfall v. Erwin
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Westfall v. Erwin is a 1988 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited federal employees’ immunity from state-law tort suits, prompting Congress to enact statutory protections such as the Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Westfall v. Erwin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20023747 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Westfall v. Erwin Context triple: [Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act, namedAfter, Westfall v. Erwin]
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A.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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B.
Romer v. Evans
Romer v. Evans is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a Colorado constitutional amendment targeting gay, lesbian, and bisexual people as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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C.
Edwards v. Balisok
Edwards v. Balisok is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied the Heck v. Humphrey doctrine to prison disciplinary proceedings, limiting when inmates can seek damages under §1983 if success would imply the invalidity of disciplinary sanctions affecting the length of confinement.
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D.
Hensley v. Eckerhart
Hensley v. Eckerhart is a landmark 1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the modern standard for determining reasonable attorney’s fee awards for prevailing parties in civil rights litigation.
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E.
Corfield v. Coryell
Corfield v. Coryell is an 1823 federal circuit court decision by Justice Bushrod Washington that famously articulated an influential early list of the fundamental rights protected by the U.S. Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause.
- 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: Westfall v. Erwin Target entity description: Westfall v. Erwin is a 1988 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited federal employees’ immunity from state-law tort suits, prompting Congress to enact statutory protections such as the Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act.
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A.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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B.
Romer v. Evans
Romer v. Evans is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a Colorado constitutional amendment targeting gay, lesbian, and bisexual people as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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C.
Edwards v. Balisok
Edwards v. Balisok is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied the Heck v. Humphrey doctrine to prison disciplinary proceedings, limiting when inmates can seek damages under §1983 if success would imply the invalidity of disciplinary sanctions affecting the length of confinement.
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D.
Hensley v. Eckerhart
Hensley v. Eckerhart is a landmark 1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the modern standard for determining reasonable attorney’s fee awards for prevailing parties in civil rights litigation.
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E.
Corfield v. Coryell
Corfield v. Coryell is an 1823 federal circuit court decision by Justice Bushrod Washington that famously articulated an influential early list of the fundamental rights protected by the U.S. Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.