Edelman v. Jordan
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Edelman v. Jordan is a 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the scope of federal court relief against state officials under the Eleventh Amendment, refining the doctrine established in Ex parte Young.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edelman v. Jordan canonical | 1 |
| Edelman, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid v. Jordan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5127228 — 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: Edelman v. Jordan Context triple: [Ex parte Young, relatedCase, Edelman v. Jordan]
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Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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B.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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C.
Romer v. Evans
Romer v. Evans is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a Colorado constitutional amendment targeting gay, lesbian, and bisexual people as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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D.
Mathews v. Eldridge
Mathews v. Eldridge is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a three-factor balancing test for determining what procedural safeguards due process requires in administrative proceedings.
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E.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
- 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: Edelman v. Jordan Target entity description: Edelman v. Jordan is a 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the scope of federal court relief against state officials under the Eleventh Amendment, refining the doctrine established in Ex parte Young.
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A.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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B.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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C.
Romer v. Evans
Romer v. Evans is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a Colorado constitutional amendment targeting gay, lesbian, and bisexual people as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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D.
Mathews v. Eldridge
Mathews v. Eldridge is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a three-factor balancing test for determining what procedural safeguards due process requires in administrative proceedings.
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E.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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civil rights case ⓘ federal courts case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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federal courts ⓘ welfare law ⓘ |
| citation | 415 U.S. 651 ⓘ |
| clarified | that a federal court order requiring payment of past-due benefits from the state treasury is treated as a suit against the state ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvolved |
Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1974-03-25 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustices |
Justice Harry A. Blackmun
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linked to:
Harry A. Blackmun
Justice Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
linked to:
Thurgood Marshall
Justice William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
William J. Brennan Jr.
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| followedBy | subsequent Eleventh Amendment jurisprudence on state sovereign immunity ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Edelman, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid v. Jordan
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linked to:
Edelman v. Jordan
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| holding |
Federal courts may grant prospective injunctive relief against state officials under Ex parte Young but may not award retroactive monetary awards payable from state funds.
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linked to:
Ex parte Young
The Eleventh Amendment bars federal courts from ordering state officials to pay retroactive monetary relief from the state treasury for past violations of federal law. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| keyPrinciple | Prospective compliance with federal law may be compelled from state officials, but the Eleventh Amendment protects states from federal court orders requiring payment of past liabilities from the state treasury. ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | English ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine |
Ex parte Young doctrine
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linked to:
Ex parte Young
retroactive monetary relief ⓘ state sovereign immunity ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
availability of retroactive welfare benefits in federal court
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scope of federal court relief against state officials ⓘ |
| limitedScopeOf | federal court relief against state officials ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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linked to:
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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| page | 651 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Jerome H. Edelman ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
distinction between prospective and retroactive relief under the Eleventh Amendment
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limits on retroactive monetary relief against states in federal court ⓘ |
| refinesDoctrine | Ex parte Young ⓘ |
| relatesToProgram | Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled (AABD) ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent | Charles L. Jordan ⓘ |
| stateParty | Illinois ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal-state relations
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public assistance benefits ⓘ |
| typeOfReliefAtIssue |
injunctive relief
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retroactive monetary relief ⓘ |
| volume | 415 ⓘ |
| vote | 6–3 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1974 ⓘ |
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Subject: Edelman v. Jordan Description of subject: Edelman v. Jordan is a 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the scope of federal court relief against state officials under the Eleventh Amendment, refining the doctrine established in Ex parte Young.
Referenced by (2)
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Edelman v. Jordan
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fullCaseName
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Edelman, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid v. Jordan
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linked to: Edelman v. Jordan