Regan v. Wald
E586536
Regan v. Wald is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal restrictions on travel to Cuba, affirming broad executive authority over foreign affairs and economic sanctions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Regan v. Wald canonical | 1 |
| Regan, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Wald et al. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6326640 — 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: Regan v. Wald Context triple: [Trading with the Enemy Act, notableCase, Regan v. Wald]
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A.
Plyler v. Doe
Plyler v. Doe is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held states cannot deny free public education to children based on their immigration status, recognizing such exclusion as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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B.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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C.
Eisenstadt v. Baird
Eisenstadt v. Baird is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended the right to possess and use contraceptives to unmarried individuals, significantly advancing privacy and equal protection jurisprudence.
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D.
Alden v. Maine
Alden v. Maine is a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded state sovereign immunity by holding that states are generally immune from private suits for damages in their own courts under federal law.
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E.
Lee v. Weisman
Lee v. Weisman is a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
- 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: Regan v. Wald Target entity description: Regan v. Wald is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal restrictions on travel to Cuba, affirming broad executive authority over foreign affairs and economic sanctions.
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A.
Plyler v. Doe
Plyler v. Doe is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held states cannot deny free public education to children based on their immigration status, recognizing such exclusion as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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B.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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C.
Eisenstadt v. Baird
Eisenstadt v. Baird is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended the right to possess and use contraceptives to unmarried individuals, significantly advancing privacy and equal protection jurisprudence.
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D.
Alden v. Maine
Alden v. Maine is a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded state sovereign immunity by holding that states are generally immune from private suits for damages in their own courts under federal law.
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E.
Lee v. Weisman
Lee v. Weisman is a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
legal case ⓘ |
| appliesStatute |
International Emergency Economic Powers Act
ⓘ
Trading with the Enemy Act ⓘ |
| hasAreaOfLaw |
administrative law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ foreign relations law ⓘ |
| hasArguedDate | March 21, 1984 ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 468 U.S. 222 ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalProvisionAtIssue |
Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment
ⓘ
linked to:
Due Process Clause
Fifth Amendment ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDecidedDate | June 28, 1984 ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| hasDissentBy |
Justice Harry A. Blackmun
ⓘ
linked to:
Harry A. Blackmun
Justice John Paul Stevens ⓘ
linked to:
John Paul Stevens
Justice Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
linked to:
Thurgood Marshall
Justice William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
William J. Brennan Jr.
|
| hasDocketNumber | 83-436 ⓘ |
| hasFullName |
Regan, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Wald et al.
ⓘ
linked to:
Regan v. Wald
|
| hasHolding |
Federal restrictions on travel to Cuba imposed through economic sanctions were upheld as lawful.
ⓘ
The President has broad authority under the Trading with the Enemy Act to restrict travel-related transactions with Cuba. ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
cited as precedent for deference to executive economic sanctions programs
ⓘ
reinforced the legality of U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba during the Cold War ⓘ |
| hasKeyPrinciple |
Congress may delegate broad discretion to the President in administering economic sanctions
ⓘ
courts owe substantial deference to the executive in matters of foreign affairs and national security ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
constitutionality of travel restrictions to Cuba
ⓘ
scope of executive power in foreign affairs ⓘ |
| hasLowerCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ⓘ |
| hasMajorityOpinionBy |
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
ⓘ
linked to:
Warren E. Burger
Warren E. Burger ⓘ |
| hasPetitioner | Donald T. Regan ⓘ |
| hasProceduralHistory | Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ⓘ |
| hasRelatedTopic |
Cuban Assets Control Regulations
ⓘ
U.S.-Cuba relations ⓘ |
| hasRespondent | Cynthia Wald ⓘ |
| hasResult | travel-related transactions with Cuba remained restricted for most U.S. citizens ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
national security
ⓘ
presidential authority ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| hasVote | 5-4 ⓘ |
| involvesCountry | Cuba ⓘ |
| involvesSubject |
economic sanctions
ⓘ
executive power ⓘ foreign affairs power ⓘ foreign travel restrictions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Regan v. Wald Description of subject: Regan v. Wald is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal restrictions on travel to Cuba, affirming broad executive authority over foreign affairs and economic sanctions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Regan v. Wald