Roger B. Taney Court
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The Roger B. Taney Court was the era of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836–1864) under Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, noted for landmark and controversial decisions including the Dred Scott ruling.
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| Roger B. Taney Court canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T446313 — 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: Roger B. Taney Court Context triple: [Peters, containsDecisionsOf, Roger B. Taney Court]
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John W. Marshall
John W. Marshall is an American lawyer and public official best known for serving as Virginia’s Secretary of Public Safety and as the son of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
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John Marshall
John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, whose landmark opinions, especially in Marbury v. Madison, established the principle of judicial review and greatly strengthened the Supreme Court’s authority.
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The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the United Kingdom, serving as the final arbiter on points of law in civil cases across the UK and criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
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Justice Owen J. Roberts
Justice Owen J. Roberts was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1930–1945) known for his pivotal swing votes during the New Deal era.
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John Marshall Harlan
John Marshall Harlan was a U.S. Supreme Court justice best known for his powerful lone dissents in civil rights cases, particularly his opposition to racial segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roger B. Taney Court Target entity description: The Roger B. Taney Court was the era of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836–1864) under Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, noted for landmark and controversial decisions including the Dred Scott ruling.
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A.
John W. Marshall
John W. Marshall is an American lawyer and public official best known for serving as Virginia’s Secretary of Public Safety and as the son of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
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B.
John Marshall
John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, whose landmark opinions, especially in Marbury v. Madison, established the principle of judicial review and greatly strengthened the Supreme Court’s authority.
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C.
The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the United Kingdom, serving as the final arbiter on points of law in civil cases across the UK and criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
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D.
Justice Owen J. Roberts
Justice Owen J. Roberts was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1930–1945) known for his pivotal swing votes during the New Deal era.
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E.
John Marshall Harlan
John Marshall Harlan was a U.S. Supreme Court justice best known for his powerful lone dissents in civil rights cases, particularly his opposition to racial segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era of the Supreme Court of the United States
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judicial body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| appointedBy | multiple U.S. presidents ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
controversial decisions on race and citizenship
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expansion of state police powers ⓘ narrow reading of federal economic powers compared to Marshall Court ⓘ protection of slavery as a constitutional institution ⓘ |
| chiefJustice |
Roger B. Taney
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linked to:
Roger Brooke Taney
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| chiefJusticeAppointedBy | Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
| compositionIncludes | associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endTime | 1864 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Salmon P. Chase Court ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Roger B. Taney
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linked to:
Roger Brooke Taney
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| historicalContext |
American Civil War
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antebellum era in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
commerce clause jurisprudence
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constitutional law ⓘ federalism ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ slavery law ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine |
limited federal power over commerce
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pro-slavery constitutional interpretation ⓘ states’ rights ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Roger B. Taney
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linked to:
Roger Brooke Taney
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| notableCase |
Ableman v. Booth
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Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge ⓘ Cooley v. Board of Wardens ⓘ Dred Scott v. Sandford ⓘ Ex parte Merryman ⓘ Luther v. Borden ⓘ Prigg v. Pennsylvania ⓘ The Prize Cases ⓘ |
| partOf | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | John Marshall Court ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Dred Scott decision denying Black Americans U.S. citizenship
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conflicts with the Lincoln administration over war powers ⓘ shaping pre–Civil War constitutional doctrine ⓘ |
| startTime | 1836 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Roger B. Taney Court Description of subject: The Roger B. Taney Court was the era of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836–1864) under Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, noted for landmark and controversial decisions including the Dred Scott ruling.
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