Stephen G. Breyer
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Stephen G. Breyer is a retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his pragmatic, liberal jurisprudence and emphasis on the consequences of judicial decisions.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stephen G. Breyer canonical | 161 |
| Stephen Breyer | 26 |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | 22 |
| Justice Stephen Breyer | 3 |
| Stephen Gerald Breyer | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60955 — 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: Stephen G. Breyer Context triple: [Bush v. Gore, dissentingJustice, Stephen G. Breyer]
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David H. Souter
David H. Souter is a retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his moderate to liberal jurisprudence and independence from the conservative expectations of the president who appointed him.
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B.
Anthony M. Kennedy
Anthony M. Kennedy is a former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his pivotal swing votes in landmark cases on issues such as same-sex marriage, abortion, and campaign finance.
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C.
John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens was a long-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his independent, often liberal-leaning opinions and influential dissents.
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D.
Martin D. Ginsburg
Martin D. Ginsburg was a prominent American tax lawyer and law professor, noted both for his influential scholarship in tax law and his supportive partnership with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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E.
Byron R. White
Byron R. White was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his generally moderate-to-conservative jurisprudence and influential opinions across criminal procedure, civil rights, and federalism.
- 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: Stephen G. Breyer Target entity description: Stephen G. Breyer is a retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his pragmatic, liberal jurisprudence and emphasis on the consequences of judicial decisions.
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A.
David H. Souter
David H. Souter is a retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his moderate to liberal jurisprudence and independence from the conservative expectations of the president who appointed him.
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B.
Anthony M. Kennedy
Anthony M. Kennedy is a former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his pivotal swing votes in landmark cases on issues such as same-sex marriage, abortion, and campaign finance.
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C.
John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens was a long-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his independent, often liberal-leaning opinions and influential dissents.
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D.
Martin D. Ginsburg
Martin D. Ginsburg was a prominent American tax lawyer and law professor, noted both for his influential scholarship in tax law and his supportive partnership with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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E.
Byron R. White
Byron R. White was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his generally moderate-to-conservative jurisprudence and influential opinions across criminal procedure, civil rights, and federalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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author ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics ⓘ Bachelor of Laws ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| appointedToCourtOfAppealsBy | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Honorary degrees from multiple universities ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-08-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
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Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ Stanford University ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition_AssociateJustice | 2022-06-30 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition_JudgeFirstCircuit | 1994-08-03 ⓘ |
| familyName | Breyer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
administrative law
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antitrust law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| givenName | Stephen ⓘ |
| ideology | liberal jurisprudence ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deference to administrative agencies in some contexts
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emphasis on practical consequences of judicial decisions ⓘ support for a living Constitution approach ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy | pragmatism ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party (United States)
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linked to:
Democratic Party
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| memberOfCourt |
Supreme Court of the United States
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United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ⓘ |
| middleName | Gerald ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| notableCaseParticipation |
Glossip v. Gross
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National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius ⓘ
linked to:
NFIB v. Sebelius
Stenberg v. Carhart ⓘ United States v. Booker ⓘ Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution
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Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View ⓘ The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics ⓘ The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
San Francisco, California, United States
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linked to:
San Francisco
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| positionHeld |
Assistant Special Prosecutor on the Watergate Special Prosecution Force
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ⓘ Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ⓘ Professor at Harvard Law School ⓘ Special Assistant to the Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Antitrust ⓘ Special Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| replaced |
Harry Blackmun
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linked to:
Harry A. Blackmun
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| replacedBy | Ketanji Brown Jackson ⓘ |
| retirementAnnouncementDate | 2022-01-27 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Joanna Freda Hare Breyer ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition_AssociateJustice | 1994-08-03 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition_ChiefJudgeFirstCircuit | 1990-1994 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition_JudgeFirstCircuit | 1980-12-10 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Washington, D.C., United States
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linked to:
Washington, D.C.
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stephen G. Breyer Description of subject: Stephen G. Breyer is a retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his pragmatic, liberal jurisprudence and emphasis on the consequences of judicial decisions.
Referenced by (214)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
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dissentBy
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Stephen G. Breyer
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linked to: Stephen G. Breyer
subject linked to:
Lawrence v. Texas (in part)