UC Hastings College of the Law

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law school public university law school

UC Hastings College of the Law is the former name of UC Law San Francisco, a public law school affiliated with the University of California and located in San Francisco.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
University of California, Hastings College of the Law	4
UC Hastings College of the Law canonical	3
UC Law San Francisco	3
Hastings College of the Law	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T165722 — 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: UC Hastings College of the Law
Context triple: [UC Law San Francisco, formerName, UC Hastings College of the Law]

A. Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School is a prestigious Ivy League law school in New York City known for its influential scholarship, distinguished alumni, and strong programs in corporate, international, and public interest law.
B. University of San Francisco School of Law
The University of San Francisco School of Law is a private, Jesuit-affiliated law school in San Francisco known for its programs in public interest law, social justice, and practical legal training.
C. Boalt Hall School of Law
Boalt Hall School of Law is the former name of the University of California, Berkeley’s prestigious law school, renowned for its influential legal scholarship and public interest focus.
D. Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is a prestigious and historically influential law school renowned for its rigorous legal education, prominent faculty, and extensive alumni network in law, government, and public service.
E. University of Pennsylvania Law School
The University of Pennsylvania Law School is an Ivy League law school in Philadelphia known for its interdisciplinary legal education and strong emphasis on cross-disciplinary studies with other Penn graduate programs.
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: UC Hastings College of the Law
Target entity description: UC Hastings College of the Law is the former name of UC Law San Francisco, a public law school affiliated with the University of California and located in San Francisco.

A. Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School is a prestigious Ivy League law school in New York City known for its influential scholarship, distinguished alumni, and strong programs in corporate, international, and public interest law.
B. University of San Francisco School of Law
The University of San Francisco School of Law is a private, Jesuit-affiliated law school in San Francisco known for its programs in public interest law, social justice, and practical legal training.
C. Boalt Hall School of Law
Boalt Hall School of Law is the former name of the University of California, Berkeley’s prestigious law school, renowned for its influential legal scholarship and public interest focus.
D. Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is a prestigious and historically influential law school renowned for its rigorous legal education, prominent faculty, and extensive alumni network in law, government, and public service.
E. University of Pennsylvania Law School
The University of Pennsylvania Law School is an Ivy League law school in Philadelphia known for its interdisciplinary legal education and strong emphasis on cross-disciplinary studies with other Penn graduate programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	law school ⓘ public university law school ⓘ
academicAffiliation	Association of American Law Schools ⓘ
academicDiscipline	law ⓘ
accreditation	American Bar Association ⓘ
affiliation	University of California ⓘ linked to: University of California system
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
educationSystem	American legal education system ⓘ
formerNameOf	UC Law San Francisco ⓘ linked to: UC Hastings College of the Law
governanceStructure	public law school within University of California system ⓘ
governedBy	Board of Directors of UC Hastings College of the Law ⓘ
grantsDegree	professional doctorate in law ⓘ
hasAlumni	judges ⓘ lawyers ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ politicians ⓘ
hasCampusBuilding	academic buildings ⓘ administrative offices ⓘ student housing ⓘ
hasFocusArea	business law ⓘ international law ⓘ litigation ⓘ public interest law ⓘ
hasLibrary	law library ⓘ
hasProgram	externship programs ⓘ law journals ⓘ legal clinics ⓘ moot court program ⓘ
hasPublication	law reviews ⓘ legal journals ⓘ
hasStudentOrganization	law student organizations ⓘ
hasSuccessor	UC Law San Francisco ⓘ linked to: UC Hastings College of the Law
isPartOf	University of California system ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States San Francisco ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedInNeighborhood	Civic Center, San Francisco ⓘ
offersDegree	Doctor of Juridical Science ⓘ Juris Doctor ⓘ Master of Laws ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
regionServed	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
sector	higher education ⓘ
type	public institution ⓘ

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