FACE Act
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The FACE Act is a U.S. federal law that protects access to reproductive health clinics and places of worship by prohibiting threats, obstruction, and violence against patients, providers, and facilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| FACE Act canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1446459 — 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: FACE Act Context triple: [Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, shortName, FACE Act]
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PROTECT Act
The PROTECT Act is a U.S. federal law aimed primarily at strengthening protections for children against sexual exploitation, abuse, and abduction, including tougher penalties for related offenses.
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U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology
U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) is a U.S. government biometric entry–exit tracking system used to verify the identities and monitor the movements of foreign nationals entering and leaving the United States.
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C.
Face ID
Face ID is Apple's facial recognition system that securely unlocks devices and authorizes actions like payments and app logins using a 3D scan of the user's face.
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D.
USA FREEDOM Act
The USA FREEDOM Act is a 2015 U.S. law that reformed government surveillance authorities, notably curbing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records while renewing and modifying key intelligence-gathering powers.
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E.
FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
The FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 is a U.S. law that renewed and modified government surveillance authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, particularly Section 702, extending their operation beyond their prior expiration date.
- 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: FACE Act Target entity description: The FACE Act is a U.S. federal law that protects access to reproductive health clinics and places of worship by prohibiting threats, obstruction, and violence against patients, providers, and facilities.
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A.
PROTECT Act
The PROTECT Act is a U.S. federal law aimed primarily at strengthening protections for children against sexual exploitation, abuse, and abduction, including tougher penalties for related offenses.
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B.
U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology
U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) is a U.S. government biometric entry–exit tracking system used to verify the identities and monitor the movements of foreign nationals entering and leaving the United States.
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C.
Face ID
Face ID is Apple's facial recognition system that securely unlocks devices and authorizes actions like payments and app logins using a 3D scan of the user's face.
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D.
USA FREEDOM Act
The USA FREEDOM Act is a 2015 U.S. law that reformed government surveillance authorities, notably curbing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records while renewing and modifying key intelligence-gathering powers.
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E.
FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
The FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 is a U.S. law that renewed and modified government surveillance authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, particularly Section 702, extending their operation beyond their prior expiration date.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
civil rights law ⓘ |
| allows |
civil actions by private parties
ⓘ
civil actions by state attorneys general ⓘ civil actions by the Attorney General ⓘ civil penalties ⓘ criminal penalties ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
abortion clinics
ⓘ
crisis pregnancy centers ⓘ hospitals providing reproductive health services ⓘ physicians' offices providing reproductive health services ⓘ places of religious worship ⓘ reproductive health clinics ⓘ |
| codifiedAt | 18 U.S.C. § 248 ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| doesNotRegulate | speech or peaceful picketing that does not involve force, threat of force, or physical obstruction ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1994-05-26 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States Attorneys
ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| fullName | Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| legislativeContext | enacted following clinic violence and blockades in the early 1990s ⓘ |
| penaltiesInclude |
compensatory damages
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fines ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ injunctive relief ⓘ punitive damages ⓘ statutory damages ⓘ |
| prohibits |
intentional physical obstruction of access to places of religious worship
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intentional physical obstruction of access to reproductive health facilities ⓘ property damage to places of religious worship ⓘ property damage to reproductive health facilities ⓘ threat of force against persons exercising religious worship ⓘ threat of force against persons obtaining or providing reproductive health services ⓘ use of force to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons exercising religious worship ⓘ use of force to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons obtaining or providing reproductive health services ⓘ |
| protects |
escorts at reproductive health clinics
ⓘ
patients seeking reproductive health services ⓘ persons exercising religious worship ⓘ providers of reproductive health services ⓘ staff of reproductive health clinics ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 103-259 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to protect access to places of religious worship
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to protect access to reproductive health services ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
abortion in the United States
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religious freedom in the United States ⓘ reproductive rights in the United States ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1994-05-26 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1994 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FACE Act Description of subject: The FACE Act is a U.S. federal law that protects access to reproductive health clinics and places of worship by prohibiting threats, obstruction, and violence against patients, providers, and facilities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.