United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in several Midwestern states, including Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60793 — 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 Eighth Circuit Context triple: [United States courts of appeals, includes, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]
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United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- 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 Eighth Circuit Target entity description: The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in several Midwestern states, including Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
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A.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Description of subject: The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in several Midwestern states, including Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Referenced by (70)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
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lowerCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
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lowerCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
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appellateCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
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United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
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United States Courts for the Eighth Circuit
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United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
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appellateCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
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appellateCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
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appealsTo
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
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Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse
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houses
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
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higherCourt
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United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
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appealsTo
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
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apexCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
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hearsAppealsTo
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks
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lowerCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
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lowerCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Tennessee and Arkansas
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shareFederalCircuitCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Arkansas) and Sixth Circuit (Tennessee) interact via federal jurisdictional boundaries
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linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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Northern Division (United States District Court for the District of South Dakota)
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appellateCourt
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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subject linked to:
Northern Division
United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Dakota
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subjectToReviewBy
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linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit