Public Law 61-475
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Public Law 61-475 is the 1911 federal statute that comprehensively reorganized the U.S. federal court system, including the abolition of the old circuit courts and the consolidation of their jurisdiction into the district courts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 61-475 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T739849 — 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: Public Law 61-475 Context triple: [Judicial Code of 1911, publicLawNumber, Public Law 61-475]
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Public Law 75-412
Public Law 75-412 is the federal statute enacted in 1937 that established the United States Housing Act, creating a national public housing program for low-income families.
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Public Law 77-671
Public Law 77-671 is a World War II–era United States federal statute that established the legal basis for awarding the civilian Medal for Merit for exceptionally meritorious service.
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C.
Public Law 81-110
Public Law 81-110 is the 1949 U.S. federal statute that formally established the Central Intelligence Agency’s authorities, structure, and operational powers during the early Cold War.
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D.
Public Law 73-291
Public Law 73-291 is the federal statute enacted in 1934 that established the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and created the primary framework for regulating securities trading and exchanges in the United States.
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E.
Public Law 86-257
Public Law 86-257 is the formal statutory designation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, a U.S. federal law that regulates labor unions’ internal affairs and their relations with employers.
- 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: Public Law 61-475 Target entity description: Public Law 61-475 is the 1911 federal statute that comprehensively reorganized the U.S. federal court system, including the abolition of the old circuit courts and the consolidation of their jurisdiction into the district courts.
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A.
Public Law 75-412
Public Law 75-412 is the federal statute enacted in 1937 that established the United States Housing Act, creating a national public housing program for low-income families.
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B.
Public Law 77-671
Public Law 77-671 is a World War II–era United States federal statute that established the legal basis for awarding the civilian Medal for Merit for exceptionally meritorious service.
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C.
Public Law 81-110
Public Law 81-110 is the 1949 U.S. federal statute that formally established the Central Intelligence Agency’s authorities, structure, and operational powers during the early Cold War.
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D.
Public Law 73-291
Public Law 73-291 is the federal statute enacted in 1934 that established the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and created the primary framework for regulating securities trading and exchanges in the United States.
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E.
Public Law 86-257
Public Law 86-257 is the formal statutory designation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, a U.S. federal law that regulates labor unions’ internal affairs and their relations with employers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Congress
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United States federal statute ⓘ |
| abolished | United States circuit courts (old trial-level circuit courts) ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
eliminate overlapping trial court jurisdictions
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simplify the federal trial court system ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Supreme Court of the United States (in part)
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linked to:
Supreme Court of the United States
United States courts of appeals ⓘ United States district courts ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod | Progressive Era federal reforms ⓘ |
| changed | distribution of caseload between federal trial courts ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Judicial Code of 1911 ⓘ |
| consolidatedJurisdictionOf | former circuit courts into district courts ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| defines | general structure of the federal judicial system ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 61st United States Congress ⓘ |
| governs | allocation of federal trial jurisdiction after abolition of circuit courts ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Judicial Code
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linked to:
Judicial Code of 1911
Judicial Code of 1911 ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | in force in part as amended and recodified ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 61-475 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
established the modern framework of federal district court jurisdiction
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marked the end of the old federal circuit courts as separate trial courts ⓘ |
| implementedProvisionOf | Article III of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| influenced | later codification of Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
United States federal judicial code tradition
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linked to:
federal judiciary of the United States
|
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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linked to:
United States government
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law (Article III implementation)
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procedural law ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| primaryEffect | comprehensive reorganization of the U.S. federal court system ⓘ |
| regulates |
jurisdiction of United States courts of appeals
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jurisdiction of United States district courts ⓘ |
| reorganized | structure of the lower federal courts ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide federal court system ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal courts
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federal judiciary ⓘ judicial administration ⓘ |
| transferredJurisdictionTo | United States district courts ⓘ |
| typeOfReform | court reorganization ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Public Law 61-475 Description of subject: Public Law 61-475 is the 1911 federal statute that comprehensively reorganized the U.S. federal court system, including the abolition of the old circuit courts and the consolidation of their jurisdiction into the district courts.
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