United States v. Classic
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United States v. Classic is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded federal authority over primary elections by holding that Congress can regulate primaries when they are an integral part of the electoral process for federal offices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States v. Classic canonical | 1 |
| United States v. Classic et al. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3488667 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Classic Context triple: [United States Supreme Court cases of the Stone Court, includesCase, United States v. Classic]
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A.
United States v. Giordano
United States v. Giordano is a U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the strict procedural requirements for federal wiretap authorizations and limited who may approve such surveillance orders.
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B.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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C.
United States v. Gratiot
United States v. Gratiot is an 1840 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld broad federal authority over public lands under the Constitution’s Property Clause.
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D.
United States v. Comstock
United States v. Comstock is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s authority to civilly commit mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date under the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause.
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E.
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.
- 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: United States v. Classic Target entity description: United States v. Classic is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded federal authority over primary elections by holding that Congress can regulate primaries when they are an integral part of the electoral process for federal offices.
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A.
United States v. Giordano
United States v. Giordano is a U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the strict procedural requirements for federal wiretap authorizations and limited who may approve such surveillance orders.
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B.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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C.
United States v. Gratiot
United States v. Gratiot is an 1840 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld broad federal authority over public lands under the Constitution’s Property Clause.
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D.
United States v. Comstock
United States v. Comstock is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s authority to civilly commit mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date under the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
ⓘ
landmark election law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
election law ⓘ federal criminal law ⓘ |
| argued |
1941-10-13
ⓘ
1941-10-14 ⓘ |
| citation | 313 U.S. 299 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article I, Section 2, U.S. Constitution
ⓘ
Article I, Section 4, U.S. Constitution ⓘ Article II, Section 1, U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decidedBy |
Harlan F. Stone
ⓘ
linked to:
Justice Harlan F. Stone
|
| decisionDate | 1941-12-08 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Frank Murphy
ⓘ
William O. Douglas ⓘ |
| docketNumber | — ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
United States v. Classic et al.
ⓘ
linked to:
United States v. Classic
|
| geographicContext | Louisiana ⓘ |
| holding |
Congress may regulate primary elections when they are an integral part of the procedure for choosing federal officers
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a primary that effectively determines the outcome of a general election for federal office is part of the election process Congress may regulate ⓘ federal criminal statutes protecting the right to vote in general elections can apply to certain primary elections ⓘ |
| impact |
expanded federal authority over primary elections for federal offices
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laid groundwork for later voting rights and primary election cases ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Charles Evans Hughes
ⓘ
Felix Frankfurter ⓘ Hugo L. Black ⓘ James F. Byrnes ⓘ
linked to:
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes
Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
linked to:
Justice Owen J. Roberts
Stanley F. Reed ⓘ
linked to:
Stanley Reed
|
| jurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
application of federal criminal statutes to primary elections
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interpretation of Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ scope of congressional power over primary elections ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Harlan F. Stone
ⓘ
linked to:
Justice Harlan F. Stone
|
| originatingCourt | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 299 ⓘ |
| party |
Classic et al.
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| priorHistory | Indictment dismissed by three-judge district court ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ex parte Yarbrough
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Smith v. Allwright ⓘ United States v. Mosley ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted | 18 U.S.C. § 51 (now recodified) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal regulation of elections
ⓘ
primary elections ⓘ |
| subsequentHistory | Remanded for further proceedings ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 313 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1941 ⓘ |
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Subject: United States v. Classic Description of subject: United States v. Classic is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded federal authority over primary elections by holding that Congress can regulate primaries when they are an integral part of the electoral process for federal offices.
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linked to: United States v. Classic