Light v. United States
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Light v. United States is a 1911 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld broad federal authority to regulate and control the use of public lands, including grazing, under the Property Clause of the Constitution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Light v. United States canonical | 3 |
| Light v. United States, 220 U.S. 523 (1911) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2393440 — 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: Light v. United States Context triple: [Property Clause, citedIn, Light v. United States]
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A.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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B.
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
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C.
Dennis v. United States
Dennis v. United States is a landmark 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on speech advocating the overthrow of the government.
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D.
Katz v. United States
Katz v. United States is a landmark 1967 Supreme Court case that redefined Fourth Amendment protections by establishing that the amendment safeguards people’s reasonable expectations of privacy, not just physical places.
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E.
Abrams v. United States
Abrams v. United States was a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of antiwar activists under federal law and is best known for Justice Holmes’s famous dissent articulating the “marketplace of ideas” concept in free speech jurisprudence.
- 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: Light v. United States Target entity description: Light v. United States is a 1911 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld broad federal authority to regulate and control the use of public lands, including grazing, under the Property Clause of the Constitution.
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A.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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B.
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
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C.
Dennis v. United States
Dennis v. United States is a landmark 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on speech advocating the overthrow of the government.
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D.
Katz v. United States
Katz v. United States is a landmark 1967 Supreme Court case that redefined Fourth Amendment protections by establishing that the amendment safeguards people’s reasonable expectations of privacy, not just physical places.
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E.
Abrams v. United States
Abrams v. United States was a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of antiwar activists under federal law and is best known for Justice Holmes’s famous dissent articulating the “marketplace of ideas” concept in free speech jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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federal court case ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federal public domain lands ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
environment and natural resources law
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federal public land management ⓘ federalism ⓘ |
| citation | 220 U.S. 523 ⓘ |
| clarifies |
relationship between federal land ownership and regulatory authority
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scope of congressional power over federal property ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution
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Property Clause of the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
Property Clause
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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 | 1911 ⓘ |
| holding |
Congress has broad authority under the Property Clause to regulate and control the use of federal public lands
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the United States may prohibit or condition grazing and other uses on federal lands ⓘ the federal government may withhold consent for use of its lands and enforce that decision in court ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | good law as a leading Property Clause precedent ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
constitutional law
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federal power under the Property Clause ⓘ grazing regulation ⓘ public lands law ⓘ |
| outcome | judgment for the United States ⓘ |
| party |
Light
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| precedentFor |
broad interpretation of the Property Clause
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federal authority to regulate grazing on public lands ⓘ federal power to reserve and manage public lands ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly commentary on federal public land powers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Light v. United States Description of subject: Light v. United States is a 1911 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld broad federal authority to regulate and control the use of public lands, including grazing, under the Property Clause of the Constitution.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Light v. United States