Ray v. Blair
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Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ray v. Blair canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1892621 — 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: Ray v. Blair Context triple: [Colorado Department of State v. Baca, relatedCase, Ray v. Blair]
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A.
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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B.
Romer v. Evans
Romer v. Evans is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a Colorado constitutional amendment targeting gay, lesbian, and bisexual people as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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C.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
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D.
Marsh v. Chambers
Marsh v. Chambers is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of legislative prayer, finding that opening legislative sessions with a state-funded chaplain’s invocation did not violate the Establishment Clause.
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E.
Milliken v. Bradley
Milliken v. Bradley is a landmark 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the scope of school desegregation remedies by ruling that courts could not impose cross-district busing plans absent proof of interdistrict segregation.
- 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: Ray v. Blair Target entity description: Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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A.
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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B.
Romer v. Evans
Romer v. Evans is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a Colorado constitutional amendment targeting gay, lesbian, and bisexual people as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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C.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
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D.
Marsh v. Chambers
Marsh v. Chambers is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of legislative prayer, finding that opening legislative sessions with a state-funded chaplain’s invocation did not violate the Establishment Clause.
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E.
Milliken v. Bradley
Milliken v. Bradley is a landmark 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the scope of school desegregation remedies by ruling that courts could not impose cross-district busing plans absent proof of interdistrict segregation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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constitutional law case ⓘ election law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
U.S. constitutional law
ⓘ
U.S. election law ⓘ |
| bindingAuthorityIn |
federal courts of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
federal judiciary of the United States
state courts on questions of federal constitutional law ⓘ |
| citation | 343 U.S. 214 ⓘ |
| concerns |
authority of states over selection of presidential electors
ⓘ
party primary procedures for choosing electors ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article II of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1952-04-01 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Justice Felix Frankfurter
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linked to:
Felix Frankfurter
Justice Hugo L. Black ⓘ
linked to:
Hugo L. Black
Justice Robert H. Jackson ⓘ
linked to:
Robert H. Jackson
Justice William O. Douglas ⓘ
linked to:
William O. Douglas
|
| finding | States have broad power to appoint electors and may condition appointment on a pledge ⓘ |
| holding |
A state may require presidential electors to pledge to support their party’s nominees as a condition of appointment
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Such a pledge requirement does not violate the U.S. Constitution ⓘ The Twelfth Amendment does not prohibit states from requiring elector pledges ⓘ
linked to:
Electoral College
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| impact | Strengthened state and party control over presidential electors ⓘ |
| issue |
Whether a state can require party loyalty pledges from presidential electors
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Whether elector pledge requirements violate the Twelfth Amendment ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| languageOfDecision | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Electoral College
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political parties ⓘ presidential elections ⓘ state election law ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Justice Stanley Forman Reed
ⓘ
linked to:
Justice Stanley Reed
|
| opinionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| originatingJurisdiction |
State of Alabama
ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama
|
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 214 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Ray ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Chiafalo v. Washington
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McPherson v. Blacker ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
faithless electors
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party loyalty pledge ⓘ |
| respondent | Blair ⓘ |
| stateActionUpheld | Democratic Party of Alabama’s requirement that elector candidates pledge to support the party’s nominees ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 343 ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 5–4 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1952 ⓘ |
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Subject: Ray v. Blair Description of subject: Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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