Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day)
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Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day) is a landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60863 — 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: Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day) Context triple: [Brown v. Board of Education, consolidatedFrom, Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day)]
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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.
United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion
The United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion is a landmark Supreme Court decision, authored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, that struck down the Virginia Military Institute’s male-only admissions policy as unconstitutional sex discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
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C.
Hines v. Davidowitz
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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D.
Marbury v. Madison
Marbury v. Madison is the landmark 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review, empowering federal courts to strike down laws that violate the Constitution.
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E.
Obergefell v. Hodges
Obergefell v. Hodges is the landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide by ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
- 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: Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day) Target entity description: Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day) is a landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
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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.
United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion
The United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion is a landmark Supreme Court decision, authored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, that struck down the Virginia Military Institute’s male-only admissions policy as unconstitutional sex discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
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C.
Hines v. Davidowitz
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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D.
Marbury v. Madison
Marbury v. Madison is the landmark 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review, empowering federal courts to strike down laws that violate the Constitution.
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E.
Obergefell v. Hodges
Obergefell v. Hodges is the landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide by ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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constitutional law case ⓘ desegregation case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ |
| appliesTo | public schools in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ education law ⓘ |
| arguedSeparatelyFrom | Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtDecision | Earl Warren ⓘ |
| citation | 347 U.S. 497 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment
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linked to:
Due Process Clause
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| courtType | federal court ⓘ |
| decidedSameDayAs | Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1954-05-17 ⓘ |
| decisionType | unanimous decision ⓘ |
| defendants |
District of Columbia school authorities
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linked to:
Board of Education
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| establishedDoctrine | application of equal protection principles to the federal government through the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Bolling et al. v. Sharpe et al.
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linked to:
Bolling v. Sharpe
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| historicalEra |
Civil Rights Movement era
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linked to:
American civil rights movement
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| holding | Racial segregation in District of Columbia public schools violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to nationwide school desegregation
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extended anti-segregation principles to federal jurisdictions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States Supreme Court
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linked to:
Supreme Court of the United States
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| languageOfDecision | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
constitutionality of school segregation in the District of Columbia
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racial segregation in public schools ⓘ |
| locationOfControversy | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| opinionBy | Earl Warren ⓘ |
| overruledDoctrineOf | separate but equal in public education in the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 497 ⓘ |
| plaintiffs | African American schoolchildren in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| precedentialStatus | binding precedent in U.S. federal courts ⓘ |
| reasoningConcept | reverse incorporation ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Brown v. Board of Education
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Plessy v. Ferguson ⓘ
linked to:
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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| relatedConstitutionalProvision |
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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linked to:
Equal Protection Clause
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| relatedDoctrine | equal protection principles ⓘ |
| remedyOrdered | desegregation of District of Columbia public schools ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | public education ⓘ |
| typeOfSegregationAddressed | racial segregation ⓘ |
| unconstitutionalPractice | racial segregation in District of Columbia public schools ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 347 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1954 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day) Description of subject: Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day) is a landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Brown v. Board of Education
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consolidatedFrom
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Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day)
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