McClung
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McClung is the family-owned restaurant operator at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court case Ollie’s Barbecue (Katzenbach v. McClung), which challenged the application of federal civil rights laws to local businesses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| McClung canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2653576 — 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: McClung Context triple: [Ollie’s Barbecue case, respondent, McClung]
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A.
Faircloth
Faircloth is an English-language surname of likely occupational or descriptive origin, borne by various notable individuals including Jean Faircloth.
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B.
McClymonds
McClymonds is a public high school in West Oakland, California, known for its strong athletic tradition and deep roots in the local community.
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C.
Hardin
Hardin is the surname of Lil Hardin Armstrong, a pioneering jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader who was a key figure in early jazz and Louis Armstrong’s second wife.
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D.
Cloyce
Cloyce is a surname most notably associated with Sarah Cloyce, one of the women accused during the Salem witch trials in 17th-century Massachusetts.
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E.
Holcombe
Holcombe is a village in Greater Manchester, England, known for its rural setting and proximity to the prominent Peel Monument on Holcombe Hill.
- 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: McClung Target entity description: McClung is the family-owned restaurant operator at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court case Ollie’s Barbecue (Katzenbach v. McClung), which challenged the application of federal civil rights laws to local businesses.
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A.
Faircloth
Faircloth is an English-language surname of likely occupational or descriptive origin, borne by various notable individuals including Jean Faircloth.
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B.
McClymonds
McClymonds is a public high school in West Oakland, California, known for its strong athletic tradition and deep roots in the local community.
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C.
Hardin
Hardin is the surname of Lil Hardin Armstrong, a pioneering jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader who was a key figure in early jazz and Louis Armstrong’s second wife.
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D.
Cloyce
Cloyce is a surname most notably associated with Sarah Cloyce, one of the women accused during the Salem witch trials in 17th-century Massachusetts.
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E.
Holcombe
Holcombe is a village in Greater Manchester, England, known for its rural setting and proximity to the prominent Peel Monument on Holcombe Hill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
business owner
ⓘ
family-owned restaurant operator ⓘ |
| argued | that Congress exceeded its Commerce Clause power in applying the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to Ollie’s Barbecue ⓘ |
| associatedWithConstitutionalProvision |
Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Commerce Clause
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| associatedWithLaw | Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| businessType | local, family-owned restaurant ⓘ |
| caseCitation | 379 U.S. 294 (1964) ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| effectOfCaseOnSubject | required to comply with federal public accommodations provisions ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | family name of the restaurant operators at Ollie’s Barbecue ⓘ |
| hasNotableCaseOutcome | U.S. Supreme Court upheld application of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to Ollie’s Barbecue ⓘ |
| industry | restaurant industry ⓘ |
| involvedInCourtCase |
Katzenbach v. McClung
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Ollie’s Barbecue (Katzenbach v. McClung) ⓘ
linked to:
Ollie’s Barbecue case
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| legalIssue |
application of federal civil rights laws to local businesses
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public accommodations under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| locationOfBusiness |
Birmingham, Alabama
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linked to:
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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| mentionedIn | U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Katzenbach v. McClung ⓘ |
| operated | Ollie’s Barbecue ⓘ |
| opposed | federal regulation of racial discrimination in a local restaurant ⓘ |
| partyRoleInCase | respondent in Katzenbach v. McClung ⓘ |
| relatedToTopic |
federal civil rights enforcement
ⓘ
interstate commerce and local businesses ⓘ racial segregation in restaurants ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCase | 1960s ⓘ |
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: McClung Description of subject: McClung is the family-owned restaurant operator at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court case Ollie’s Barbecue (Katzenbach v. McClung), which challenged the application of federal civil rights laws to local businesses.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.