Harry A. Blackmun

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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States human

Harry A. Blackmun was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, best known for authoring the landmark abortion rights decision in Roe v. Wade.

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Label	Occurrences
Harry A. Blackmun canonical	109
Justice Harry A. Blackmun	39
Harry Blackmun	6
Justice Harry Blackmun	5
Harry A. Blackmun (in part and in the judgment)	1
Harry Andrew Blackmun	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T561417 — 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: Harry A. Blackmun
Context triple: [Doe v. Bolton, majorityOpinionBy, Harry A. Blackmun]

A. William J. Brennan Jr.
William J. Brennan Jr. was a long-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his influential liberal opinions expanding civil rights and civil liberties.
B. Byron R. White
Byron R. White was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his generally moderate-to-conservative jurisprudence and influential opinions across criminal procedure, civil rights, and federalism.
C. Blackmun
Blackmun refers to the nominative reports of U.S. Supreme Court decisions compiled by Justice Harry A. Blackmun, whose name is used as a citation reference in the United States Reports.
D. John M. Harlan II
John M. Harlan II was a prominent mid-20th-century U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his influential opinions on civil rights, due process, and a restrained, precedent-focused approach to constitutional interpretation.
E. William O. Douglas
William O. Douglas was a long-serving U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his strong civil libertarian views and expansive interpretation of individual rights under the Constitution.
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: Harry A. Blackmun
Target entity description: Harry A. Blackmun was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, best known for authoring the landmark abortion rights decision in Roe v. Wade.

A. William J. Brennan Jr.
William J. Brennan Jr. was a long-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his influential liberal opinions expanding civil rights and civil liberties.
B. Byron R. White
Byron R. White was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his generally moderate-to-conservative jurisprudence and influential opinions across criminal procedure, civil rights, and federalism.
C. Blackmun
Blackmun refers to the nominative reports of U.S. Supreme Court decisions compiled by Justice Harry A. Blackmun, whose name is used as a citation reference in the United States Reports.
D. John M. Harlan II
John M. Harlan II was a prominent mid-20th-century U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his influential opinions on civil rights, due process, and a restrained, precedent-focused approach to constitutional interpretation.
E. William O. Douglas
William O. Douglas was a long-serving U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his strong civil libertarian views and expansive interpretation of individual rights under the Constitution.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ
almaMater	Harvard University ⓘ
appointedBy	Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ Richard Nixon ⓘ
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath	complications following hip surgery ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1908-11-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1999-03-04 ⓘ
dateOfRetirement	1994-08-03 ⓘ
educatedAt	Harvard College ⓘ linked to: Harvard University Harvard Law School ⓘ
endTime	1994-08-03 ⓘ
endTime (Eighth Circuit)	1970 ⓘ
familyName	Blackmun ⓘ
givenName	Harry ⓘ
heritage	American of German descent ⓘ
honor	Harry A. Blackmun Papers archived at the Library of Congress ⓘ
knownFor	authoring the majority opinion in Roe v. Wade ⓘ evolving from a perceived conservative to a liberal voice on the Court ⓘ jurisprudence on abortion rights ⓘ
memberOf	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
middleName	Andrew ⓘ
notableDissent	Bowers v. Hardwick dissent (referenced in later LGBT rights jurisprudence) ⓘ linked to: majority opinion in Bowers v. Hardwick
notableOpinion	Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992) ⓘ linked to: Planned Parenthood v. Casey Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) ⓘ linked to: Roe v. Wade
notableWork	Planned Parenthood v. Casey ⓘ Roe v. Wade ⓘ
numberOfChildren	3 ⓘ
occupation	judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Nashville, Illinois ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Arlington, Virginia ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Republican Party (early career) ⓘ
positionHeld	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
practicedLawIn	Minnesota ⓘ
religion	Methodism ⓘ
residence	St. Paul, Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
servedAs	resident counsel for the Mayo Clinic ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Dorothy E. Clark ⓘ
startTime	1970-06-09 ⓘ
startTime (Eighth Circuit)	1959 ⓘ
workedAs	judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ
workLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Doe v. Bolton → majorityOpinionBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Craig v. Boren → dissentBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Employment Division v. Smith → hasConcurrenceBy → Harry Blackmun ⓘ

linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

Employment Division v. Smith → hasDissentBy → Harry Blackmun ⓘ

linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan → joinedByInMajority → Justice Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority → majorityOpinionBy → Justice Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

Planned Parenthood v. Casey → concurringInPartBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Baldwin v. Fish and Game Commission of Montana → majorityOpinionBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Baldwin v. Fish and Game Commission of Montana → majorityJustices → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

National League of Cities v. Usery → dissentingOpinionBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke → concurrenceBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Blackmun → compiledBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Blackmun → namedAfter → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

South Dakota v. Dole → joinedMajority → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

opinion in Texas v. Johnson → joinedBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson → joinedByInMajority → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins → concurrenceBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Stephen G. Breyer → replaced → Harry Blackmun ⓘ

linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

INS v. Chadha → joinedMajority → Justice Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

County of Allegheny v. ACLU → majorityOpinionBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Milliken v. Bradley → joinedMajority → Justice Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

New York Times Co. v. United States → dissentingJustice → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

New York Times Co. v. United States → dissentingOpinionBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Lynch v. Donnelly → hasDissentBy → Justice Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

Lee v. Weisman → joinedMajority → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Lee v. Weisman → concurrenceBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Plyler v. Doe → hasConcurrenceBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Gregg v. Georgia → joinedByInJudgment → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division → majorityJustices → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

FCC v. Pacifica Foundation → joinedByInMajorityOrPlurality → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

FCC v. Pacifica Foundation → concurrenceBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC → joinedBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Frontiero v. Richardson → concurringOpinionBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Frontiero v. Richardson → concurringInJudgmentBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Shaw v. Reno → dissentBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Washington v. Davis → joinedByInMajority → Justice Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

Cannon v. University of Chicago → joinedByInMajority → Justice Harry Blackmun ⓘ

linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

Nixon v. Fitzgerald → dissentBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Eisenstadt v. Baird → dissentBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

United States v. Leon → concurrenceBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe → hasConcurrenceAuthor → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe → hasDissentAuthor → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

United States v. Eichman → majorityJustices → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio → dissentBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Patterson v. McLean Credit Union → dissentBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks → joinedByInDissent → Justice Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

Edwards v. Aguillard → hasMajorityJoiner → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

Stephen G. Breyer → precededBy → Harry Blackmun ⓘ

subject linked to: Breyer

linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

McDonald v. Smith → majorityOpinionJoinedBy → Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited → joinedBy → Justice Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ

linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

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