De Jonge v. Oregon
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De Jonge v. Oregon is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the right to peaceful assembly is a fundamental liberty protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and thus applies to the states.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1538839 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Jonge v. Oregon Context triple: [Assembly Clause, usedInCase, De Jonge v. Oregon]
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Alden v. Maine
Alden v. Maine is a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded state sovereign immunity by holding that states are generally immune from private suits for damages in their own courts under federal law.
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Eisenstadt v. Baird
Eisenstadt v. Baird is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended the right to possess and use contraceptives to unmarried individuals, significantly advancing privacy and equal protection jurisprudence.
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Ex parte Young
Ex parte Young is a landmark 1908 U.S. Supreme Court decision that created a legal fiction allowing suits in federal court against state officials to stop ongoing violations of federal law, despite state sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment.
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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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E.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
- 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: De Jonge v. Oregon Target entity description: De Jonge v. Oregon is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the right to peaceful assembly is a fundamental liberty protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and thus applies to the states.
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A.
Alden v. Maine
Alden v. Maine is a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded state sovereign immunity by holding that states are generally immune from private suits for damages in their own courts under federal law.
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B.
Eisenstadt v. Baird
Eisenstadt v. Baird is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended the right to possess and use contraceptives to unmarried individuals, significantly advancing privacy and equal protection jurisprudence.
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C.
Ex parte Young
Ex parte Young is a landmark 1908 U.S. Supreme Court decision that created a legal fiction allowing suits in federal court against state officials to stop ongoing violations of federal law, despite state sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment.
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D.
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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E.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Amendment case
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Fourteenth Amendment case ⓘ U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ landmark decision ⓘ |
| appliedToStatesThrough |
Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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linked to:
Due Process Clause
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| areaOfLaw |
First Amendment jurisprudence
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civil liberties ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1936-12-09 ⓘ |
| citation | 299 U.S. 353 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvolved |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1937-01-04 ⓘ |
| decisionType | unanimous decision ⓘ |
| doctrine | incorporation of the freedom of assembly against the states ⓘ |
| era | Hughes Court ⓘ |
| factualBackground | Dirk De Jonge was convicted for speaking at a peaceful public meeting held under the auspices of the Communist Party in Portland, Oregon ⓘ |
| fullName |
De Jonge v. State of Oregon
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linked to:
De Jonge v. Oregon
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| holding |
A state may not make participation in a peaceful public meeting a crime merely because the meeting is held under the auspices of a group that advocates or teaches criminal syndicalism
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The right of peaceable assembly is a fundamental right protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and is applicable to the states ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| keyword |
civil rights
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criminal syndicalism ⓘ incorporation doctrine ⓘ peaceable assembly ⓘ political dissent ⓘ |
| legalIssue | whether the right of peaceable assembly is protected against state infringement by the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| opinionBy | Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes ⓘ |
| page | 353 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Dirk De Jonge ⓘ |
| principle |
Guilt is personal and may not be imposed solely because of association with a group
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Peaceable assembly for lawful discussion cannot be made a crime ⓘ |
| priorHistory |
State v. De Jonge, 152 Or. 315, 53 P.2d 1078 (1936)
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linked to:
De Jonge v. Oregon
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| relatedCase |
Gitlow v. New York
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Hague v. CIO ⓘ NAACP v. Alabama ⓘ Whitney v. California ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
Communist Party
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linked to:
Communist Party USA
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| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent |
State of Oregon
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linked to:
Oregon
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| result | Oregon conviction of Dirk De Jonge reversed ⓘ |
| rightRecognized |
freedom of assembly
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freedom of speech ⓘ |
| stateLawChallenged | Oregon criminal syndicalism statute ⓘ |
| volume | 299 ⓘ |
| vote | 9-0 ⓘ |
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Subject: De Jonge v. Oregon Description of subject: De Jonge v. Oregon is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the right to peaceful assembly is a fundamental liberty protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and thus applies to the states.
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subject linked to:
Dirk De Jonge was convicted for speaking at a peaceful public meeting held under the auspices of the Communist Party in Portland, Oregon
linked to: De Jonge v. Oregon