Henry v. Hodges
E154905
Henry v. Hodges is a federal court case challenging state bans on same-sex marriage, decided alongside other landmark marriage equality cases prior to Obergefell v. Hodges.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry v. Hodges canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1349232 — 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: Henry v. Hodges Context triple: [Tanco v. Haslam, relatedCase, Henry v. Hodges]
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A.
Ware v. Hylton
Ware v. Hylton was a 1796 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal treaties override conflicting state laws, helping to establish the authority of the national government under the Constitution.
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B.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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C.
Malloy v. Hogan
Malloy v. Hogan is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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D.
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that employment decisions based on gender stereotyping violate federal anti-discrimination law and clarified the burden-shifting framework for mixed-motive discrimination claims.
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E.
Hines v. Davidowitz
Hines v. Davidowitz is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal law preempts conflicting state alien-registration laws under the Supremacy 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: Henry v. Hodges Target entity description: Henry v. Hodges is a federal court case challenging state bans on same-sex marriage, decided alongside other landmark marriage equality cases prior to Obergefell v. Hodges.
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A.
Ware v. Hylton
Ware v. Hylton was a 1796 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal treaties override conflicting state laws, helping to establish the authority of the national government under the Constitution.
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B.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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C.
Malloy v. Hogan
Malloy v. Hogan is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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D.
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that employment decisions based on gender stereotyping violate federal anti-discrimination law and clarified the burden-shifting framework for mixed-motive discrimination claims.
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E.
Hines v. Davidowitz
Hines v. Davidowitz is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal law preempts conflicting state alien-registration laws under the Supremacy Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal court case
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marriage equality case ⓘ same-sex marriage case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ family law ⓘ |
| challenges |
Ohio ban on recognition of same-sex marriages
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state bans on same-sex marriage ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| courtLevel | federal ⓘ |
| issue |
validity of state bans on same-sex marriage under the U.S. Constitution
ⓘ
whether states must recognize same-sex marriages lawfully performed in other states ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of Ohio
ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| legalClaim |
Due Process Clause violation
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linked to:
Due Process Clause
Equal Protection Clause violation ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Fourteenth Amendment
ⓘ
marriage equality ⓘ recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages ⓘ same-sex marriage ⓘ |
| litigationType |
civil rights litigation
ⓘ
constitutional challenge ⓘ |
| partOf | Obergefell v. Hodges ⓘ |
| partyType |
same-sex couples as plaintiffs
ⓘ
state officials as defendants ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Bourke v. Beshear
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DeBoer v. Snyder ⓘ Obergefell v. Hodges ⓘ Tanco v. Haslam ⓘ |
| resultContext | decided alongside other landmark marriage equality cases ⓘ |
| timePeriod | prior to Obergefell v. Hodges decision in 2015 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry v. Hodges Description of subject: Henry v. Hodges is a federal court case challenging state bans on same-sex marriage, decided alongside other landmark marriage equality cases prior to Obergefell v. Hodges.
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