Hines v. Davidowitz
E4584
Hines v. Davidowitz is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal law preempts conflicting state alien-registration laws under the Supremacy Clause.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hines v. Davidowitz canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T33060 — 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: Hines v. Davidowitz Context triple: [Supremacy Clause, interpretedInCase, Hines v. Davidowitz]
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A.
Helvering v. Davis
Helvering v. Davis is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Social Security Act and broadly affirmed federal power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
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B.
Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council
Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a Massachusetts law restricting state business with Burma was preempted by federal sanctions under the Supremacy Clause.
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C.
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal unemployment compensation provisions of the Social Security Act, affirming broad congressional power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
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D.
Wickard v. Filburn
Wickard v. Filburn is a landmark 1942 U.S. Supreme Court case that dramatically expanded federal regulatory power by holding that even purely local, non-commercial activity could be regulated under the Commerce Clause if it had a substantial effect on interstate commerce.
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E.
Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade was a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that recognized a constitutional right to abortion, profoundly shaping American law and politics until it was overturned in 2022.
- 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: Hines v. Davidowitz Target entity description: Hines v. Davidowitz is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal law preempts conflicting state alien-registration laws under the Supremacy Clause.
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A.
Helvering v. Davis
Helvering v. Davis is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Social Security Act and broadly affirmed federal power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
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B.
Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council
Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a Massachusetts law restricting state business with Burma was preempted by federal sanctions under the Supremacy Clause.
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C.
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal unemployment compensation provisions of the Social Security Act, affirming broad congressional power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
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D.
Wickard v. Filburn
Wickard v. Filburn is a landmark 1942 U.S. Supreme Court case that dramatically expanded federal regulatory power by holding that even purely local, non-commercial activity could be regulated under the Commerce Clause if it had a substantial effect on interstate commerce.
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E.
Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade was a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that recognized a constitutional right to abortion, profoundly shaping American law and politics until it was overturned in 2022.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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federal preemption case ⓘ immigration law case ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
Arizona v. United States
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De Canas v. Bica ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
federalism ⓘ immigration law ⓘ |
| citation |
312 U.S. 52
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61 S. Ct. 399 ⓘ 85 L. Ed. 581 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
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Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
Supremacy Clause
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Hines v. Davidowitz ⓘ |
| holding |
Federal alien-registration law preempts conflicting state alien-registration laws.
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States may not impose additional or conflicting alien-registration requirements where Congress has enacted a comprehensive federal scheme. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine |
federal preemption of state law
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field preemption in immigration regulation ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Supremacy Clause
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alien registration ⓘ federal preemption ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
field preemption doctrine
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limits on state regulation of immigrants ⓘ |
| result | state alien-registration statute held invalid ⓘ |
| topic |
conflict between state and federal law
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powers over immigration and naturalization ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1941 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hines v. Davidowitz Description of subject: Hines v. Davidowitz is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal law preempts conflicting state alien-registration laws under the Supremacy Clause.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.