12 How. 299
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12 How. 299 is the official United States Reports citation for the Supreme Court’s 1852 decision in Cooley v. Board of Wardens, a foundational case on the balance of state and federal power under the Commerce Clause.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 12 How. 299 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10673502 — 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: 12 How. 299 Context triple: [Opinion in Cooley v. Board of Wardens (1852), citation, 12 How. 299]
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A.
12 and Holding
12 and Holding is a 2005 independent drama film that follows three preteens grappling with grief, revenge, and moral ambiguity after a tragic accident reshapes their suburban lives.
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B.
99-272
99-272 is the public law number for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), a major U.S. federal law known for its provisions allowing continued health insurance coverage after job loss or other qualifying events.
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C.
HC 123
HC 123 is a standard reference code used to identify a specific House of Commons parliamentary paper in the UK.
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D.
R129
R129 is the fourth-generation Mercedes-Benz SL roadster, renowned for its advanced safety features, refined engineering, and iconic 1990s luxury grand-touring design.
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E.
H125
The H125 is a popular single-engine light utility helicopter widely used worldwide for missions such as aerial work, passenger transport, and law enforcement.
- 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: 12 How. 299 Target entity description: 12 How. 299 is the official United States Reports citation for the Supreme Court’s 1852 decision in Cooley v. Board of Wardens, a foundational case on the balance of state and federal power under the Commerce Clause.
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A.
12 and Holding
12 and Holding is a 2005 independent drama film that follows three preteens grappling with grief, revenge, and moral ambiguity after a tragic accident reshapes their suburban lives.
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B.
99-272
99-272 is the public law number for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), a major U.S. federal law known for its provisions allowing continued health insurance coverage after job loss or other qualifying events.
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C.
HC 123
HC 123 is a standard reference code used to identify a specific House of Commons parliamentary paper in the UK.
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D.
R129
R129 is the fourth-generation Mercedes-Benz SL roadster, renowned for its advanced safety features, refined engineering, and iconic 1990s luxury grand-touring design.
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E.
H125
The H125 is a popular single-engine light utility helicopter widely used worldwide for missions such as aerial work, passenger transport, and law enforcement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Supreme Court case citation ⓘ |
| caseName | Cooley v. Board of Wardens ⓘ |
| citationFormat | volume 12 of Howard’s Supreme Court Reports, page 299 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionYear | 1852 ⓘ |
| isFoundationalCaseOn | division of regulatory authority between states and Congress under the Commerce Clause ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| legalIssue |
Commerce Clause
ⓘ
balance of state and federal power ⓘ |
| officialReporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| page | 299 ⓘ |
| refersTo | Cooley v. Board of Wardens ⓘ |
| reporterAbbreviation | How. ⓘ |
| reporterVolume | 12 Howard ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: 12 How. 299 Description of subject: 12 How. 299 is the official United States Reports citation for the Supreme Court’s 1852 decision in Cooley v. Board of Wardens, a foundational case on the balance of state and federal power under the Commerce Clause.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.