Eddie C. Thomas
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Eddie C. Thomas is the claimant whose religious-objection unemployment benefits dispute reached the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eddie C. Thomas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3201301 — 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: Eddie C. Thomas Context triple: [Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division, petitioner, Eddie C. Thomas]
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A.
Elbert D. Thomas
Elbert D. Thomas was an American educator and Democratic U.S. Senator from Utah who served from 1933 to 1951 and was known for his work on foreign policy and education.
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B.
Holton D. Robinson
Holton D. Robinson was an American civil engineer noted for his work on major suspension bridges in the early 20th century.
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C.
Horace Albert McKinney
Horace Albert "Bones" McKinney was an American basketball player and coach best known for his colorful personality and successful coaching career at Wake Forest University.
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D.
Herschel Daugherty
Herschel Daugherty was an American film and television director best known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century TV dramas and anthology series.
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E.
Edwin Davis
Edwin Davis is an author best known for writing the work that inspired the film "All of Me."
- 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: Eddie C. Thomas Target entity description: Eddie C. Thomas is the claimant whose religious-objection unemployment benefits dispute reached the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division.
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A.
Elbert D. Thomas
Elbert D. Thomas was an American educator and Democratic U.S. Senator from Utah who served from 1933 to 1951 and was known for his work on foreign policy and education.
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B.
Holton D. Robinson
Holton D. Robinson was an American civil engineer noted for his work on major suspension bridges in the early 20th century.
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C.
Horace Albert McKinney
Horace Albert "Bones" McKinney was an American basketball player and coach best known for his colorful personality and successful coaching career at Wake Forest University.
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D.
Herschel Daugherty
Herschel Daugherty was an American film and television director best known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century TV dramas and anthology series.
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E.
Edwin Davis
Edwin Davis is an author best known for writing the work that inspired the film "All of Me."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | person ⓘ |
| associatedWithTopic |
conscientious objection
ⓘ
religious freedom in the workplace ⓘ unemployment insurance law in the United States ⓘ |
| caseCitation | Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division, 450 U.S. 707 (1981) ⓘ |
| caseDecisionYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| caseHeardBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvolved | First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| constitutionalRightInvolved | Free Exercise Clause ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employmentConsequence |
denied unemployment compensation
ⓘ
resigned from job due to religious beliefs ⓘ |
| filedAppealWith |
Indiana Employment Security Division
ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division ⓘ U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Court of the United States
|
| hasFamilyName | Thomas ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Eddie ⓘ |
| holdingEffect | state may not deny unemployment benefits based on sincere religious objection to work ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOfCase | Indiana ⓘ |
| legalActionAgainst | Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
free exercise of religion
ⓘ
religious objection to work assignment ⓘ unemployment benefits ⓘ |
| legalPrecedentFor | claims of unemployment benefits denial based on religious objections to work assignments ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | U.S. Supreme Court opinion 450 U.S. 707 ⓘ |
| notableFor | religious-objection unemployment benefits dispute ⓘ |
| partyTo | Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division ⓘ |
| religiousBelief |
Jehovah's Witness
ⓘ
linked to:
JehovahsWitnesses
|
| roleInLawsuit |
claimant
ⓘ
petitioner ⓘ |
| supremeCourtOutcome | prevailed at the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| workplaceObjection | production of armaments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eddie C. Thomas Description of subject: Eddie C. Thomas is the claimant whose religious-objection unemployment benefits dispute reached the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.