Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law

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Catholic educational institution graduate school law school professional school

The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law is a Washington, D.C.–based law school known for its programs in public interest, constitutional, and canon law within a Catholic intellectual tradition.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Catholic University of America	3
Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law canonical	3
The Catholic University of America	3
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law	3
CUA Columbus School of Law campus	1
Columbus School of Law	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60165 — 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: Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Context triple: [Kathy Hochul, educatedAt, Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law]

A. University of Virginia School of Law
The University of Virginia School of Law is a prestigious public law school in Charlottesville, Virginia, renowned for its rigorous academics, influential alumni, and strong tradition of public service.
B. Boston College Law School
Boston College Law School is a private, Jesuit-affiliated law school known for its strong programs in public interest law, business law, and legal ethics.
C. Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School is a prestigious Ivy League law school in New York City known for its influential scholarship, distinguished alumni, and strong programs in corporate, international, and public interest law.
D. Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a prestigious private research university and the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher education in the United States.
E. American University
American University is a private research university in Washington, D.C., known for its programs in international relations, public affairs, and political science.
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: Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Target entity description: The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law is a Washington, D.C.–based law school known for its programs in public interest, constitutional, and canon law within a Catholic intellectual tradition.

A. University of Virginia School of Law
The University of Virginia School of Law is a prestigious public law school in Charlottesville, Virginia, renowned for its rigorous academics, influential alumni, and strong tradition of public service.
B. Boston College Law School
Boston College Law School is a private, Jesuit-affiliated law school known for its strong programs in public interest law, business law, and legal ethics.
C. Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School is a prestigious Ivy League law school in New York City known for its influential scholarship, distinguished alumni, and strong programs in corporate, international, and public interest law.
D. Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a prestigious private research university and the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher education in the United States.
E. American University
American University is a private research university in Washington, D.C., known for its programs in international relations, public affairs, and political science.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic educational institution ⓘ graduate school ⓘ law school ⓘ professional school ⓘ
academicDiscipline	law ⓘ
academicLevel	postgraduate ⓘ
accreditsDegree	professional law degree ⓘ
affiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
city	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
degreeOffered	Doctor of Juridical Science ⓘ Juris Doctor ⓘ Master of Laws ⓘ
educationalPhilosophy	Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ
emphasis	ethics in legal practice ⓘ integration of faith and reason in legal education ⓘ public service ⓘ
focusArea	church law ⓘ constitutional litigation ⓘ ethics and moral theology in law ⓘ public interest legal practice ⓘ
governedBy	The Catholic University of America Board of Trustees ⓘ
hasCampus	CUA Columbus School of Law campus ⓘ linked to: Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
hasInstitutionalCharacter	faith-based law school ⓘ professional graduate school ⓘ
hasParentInstitutionType	private research university ⓘ
hasStudentBodyType	graduate students ⓘ
hasType	nonprofit educational institution ⓘ
jurisdiction	American Bar Association standards ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
legalSystemContext	United States legal system ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mission	to provide legal education in the Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ
namedAfter	Christopher Columbus ⓘ
offersProfessionalTrainingIn	advocacy ⓘ legal practice ⓘ legal research ⓘ
offersProgramIn	canon law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ public interest law ⓘ
partOf	The Catholic University of America ⓘ linked to: Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
region	Mid-Atlantic United States ⓘ linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
religiousAffiliation	Catholic ⓘ
sector	higher education ⓘ
state	District of Columbia ⓘ

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