Rita v. United States
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Rita v. United States is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the reasonableness review of federal sentences under the advisory Sentencing Guidelines following United States v. Booker.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rita v. United States canonical | 2 |
| Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338 (2007) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7193354 — 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: Rita v. United States Context triple: [United States v. Booker, subsequentInterpretationBy, Rita v. United States]
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A.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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B.
Roth v. United States
Roth v. United States is a landmark 1957 U.S. Supreme Court decision that redefined the legal standard for obscenity under the First Amendment.
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C.
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
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D.
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.
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E.
Yates v. United States
Yates v. United States is a 1957 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the application of the Smith Act by distinguishing between the advocacy of abstract doctrine and the advocacy of concrete action to overthrow 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: Rita v. United States Target entity description: Rita v. United States is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the reasonableness review of federal sentences under the advisory Sentencing Guidelines following United States v. Booker.
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A.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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B.
Roth v. United States
Roth v. United States is a landmark 1957 U.S. Supreme Court decision that redefined the legal standard for obscenity under the First Amendment.
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C.
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
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D.
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.
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E.
Yates v. United States
Yates v. United States is a 1957 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the application of the Smith Act by distinguishing between the advocacy of abstract doctrine and the advocacy of concrete action to overthrow the government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
criminal sentencing case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
criminal procedure
ⓘ
federal sentencing guidelines ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 2007-02-20 ⓘ |
| citation |
127 S. Ct. 2456
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168 L. Ed. 2d 203 ⓘ 551 U.S. 338 ⓘ |
| citationStyle |
Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338 (2007)
ⓘ
linked to:
Rita v. United States
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| clarified | standard of appellate review for sentences after United States v. Booker ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Antonin Scalia
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Clarence Thomas ⓘ John Paul Stevens ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decidedDate | 2007-06-21 ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2007-06-21 ⓘ |
| dissentBy | David H. Souter ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 06-5754 ⓘ |
| holding |
Courts of appeals may apply a presumption of reasonableness to a district court sentence that reflects a properly calculated Sentencing Guidelines range.
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The presumption of reasonableness for within-Guidelines sentences is an appellate presumption, not a presumption binding the sentencing judge. ⓘ |
| involved | United States Sentencing Guidelines ⓘ |
| involvedStatute | 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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David H. Souter ⓘ John G. Roberts, Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
John G. Roberts Jr.
John Paul Stevens ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Samuel A. Alito, Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
Samuel A. Alito Jr.
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| jurisdiction | federal criminal sentencing ⓘ |
| languageOfProceeding | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
presumption of reasonableness for within-Guidelines sentences
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reasonableness review of federal sentences ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ |
| petitioner | Victor A. Rita ⓘ |
| postBookerCase | true ⓘ |
| precedentFor | appellate review of within-Guidelines sentences ⓘ |
| relatedTo | United States v. Booker ⓘ |
| respondent |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| result | sentence affirmed ⓘ |
| term | October Term 2006 ⓘ |
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Subject: Rita v. United States Description of subject: Rita v. United States is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the reasonableness review of federal sentences under the advisory Sentencing Guidelines following United States v. Booker.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Rita v. United States