Howard Reports
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Howard Reports is an early series of officially reported decisions of the United States Supreme Court, compiled by court reporter Benjamin C. Howard before the adoption of the United States Reports title.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Howard Reports canonical | 3 |
| Howard’s Reports | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T32876 — 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: Howard Reports Context triple: [United States Reports, predecessor, Howard Reports]
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A.
Saturday Night Massacre
The Saturday Night Massacre was the 1973 constitutional crisis during the Watergate scandal in which President Richard Nixon ordered the firing of special prosecutor Archibald Cox, prompting the resignations of top Justice Department officials.
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B.
Mr. Secretary
Mr. Secretary is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Defense.
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C.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
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D.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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E.
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days refers to the intense early period of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency in 1933 when a flurry of New Deal legislation was rapidly enacted to combat the Great Depression.
- 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: Howard Reports Target entity description: Howard Reports is an early series of officially reported decisions of the United States Supreme Court, compiled by court reporter Benjamin C. Howard before the adoption of the United States Reports title.
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A.
Saturday Night Massacre
The Saturday Night Massacre was the 1973 constitutional crisis during the Watergate scandal in which President Richard Nixon ordered the firing of special prosecutor Archibald Cox, prompting the resignations of top Justice Department officials.
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B.
Mr. Secretary
Mr. Secretary is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Defense.
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C.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
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D.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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E.
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days refers to the intense early period of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency in 1933 when a flurry of New Deal legislation was rapidly enacted to combat the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case reporter
ⓘ
law report series ⓘ official reporter ⓘ |
| abbreviation | How. ⓘ |
| citationPractice | cited by volume number and "How." followed by page ⓘ |
| compilationType | case law reporter ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Benjamin C. Howard ⓘ |
| contains |
case summaries
ⓘ
headnotes ⓘ opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| courtReported | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasReporter | Benjamin C. Howard ⓘ |
| hasRole | official reporter of decisions ⓘ |
| isNominativeReportFor |
United States Reports volumes
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Reports
|
| isPartOf |
United States Reports (nominative reports)
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Reports
|
| jurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| precedesTitle | United States Reports ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
United States Reports (officially titled series)
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Reports
|
| publicationStatus | official ⓘ |
| reporterNameUsedInCitation | Howard ⓘ |
| reporterTitle | Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
United States Supreme Court jurisprudence
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ federal law ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
legal citation
ⓘ
precedent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howard Reports Description of subject: Howard Reports is an early series of officially reported decisions of the United States Supreme Court, compiled by court reporter Benjamin C. Howard before the adoption of the United States Reports title.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Howard Reports