Interstate Anti-Riot Act
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The Interstate Anti-Riot Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1968 that criminalizes traveling or using interstate commerce with intent to incite, organize, promote, or participate in riots.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interstate Anti-Riot Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10894837 — 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: Interstate Anti-Riot Act Context triple: [Chicago Eight trial, appliesToJurisdiction, Interstate Anti-Riot Act]
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A.
Insurrection Act
The Insurrection Act is a longstanding U.S. federal law that authorizes the president to deploy military forces domestically in limited circumstances to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, and rebellion.
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B.
Militia Acts of the United States
The Militia Acts of the United States are a series of federal laws enacted in the late 18th and early 19th centuries that organized, regulated, and empowered state militias and clarified the federal government’s authority over them.
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C.
Militia Act of 1903
The Militia Act of 1903 was a U.S. federal law that reorganized state militias into the modern National Guard system and formally integrated them into the nation’s military structure.
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D.
Simpson–Mazzoli Act
The Simpson–Mazzoli Act is a landmark 1986 U.S. federal law that overhauled immigration policy by granting amnesty to certain undocumented immigrants while imposing new sanctions on employers who hired unauthorized workers.
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E.
Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
- 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: Interstate Anti-Riot Act Target entity description: The Interstate Anti-Riot Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1968 that criminalizes traveling or using interstate commerce with intent to incite, organize, promote, or participate in riots.
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A.
Insurrection Act
The Insurrection Act is a longstanding U.S. federal law that authorizes the president to deploy military forces domestically in limited circumstances to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, and rebellion.
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B.
Militia Acts of the United States
The Militia Acts of the United States are a series of federal laws enacted in the late 18th and early 19th centuries that organized, regulated, and empowered state militias and clarified the federal government’s authority over them.
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C.
Militia Act of 1903
The Militia Act of 1903 was a U.S. federal law that reorganized state militias into the modern National Guard system and formally integrated them into the nation’s military structure.
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D.
Simpson–Mazzoli Act
The Simpson–Mazzoli Act is a landmark 1986 U.S. federal law that overhauled immigration policy by granting amnesty to certain undocumented immigrants while imposing new sanctions on employers who hired unauthorized workers.
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E.
Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
criminal law statute ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anti-Riot Act
ⓘ
Federal Anti-Riot Act ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
foreign commerce
ⓘ
interstate commerce ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
persons who travel in interstate or foreign commerce
ⓘ
persons who use any facility of interstate or foreign commerce ⓘ |
| basedOnPower |
Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Commerce Clause
|
| codifiedAt | 18 U.S.C. §§ 2101–2102 ⓘ |
| constitutionalIssue |
First Amendment overbreadth concerns
ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criminalizes |
committing acts of violence in furtherance of a riot
ⓘ
encouraging a riot ⓘ organizing a riot ⓘ participating in a riot ⓘ promoting a riot ⓘ travel in interstate commerce with intent to incite a riot ⓘ use of interstate commerce facilities with intent to incite a riot ⓘ |
| defines | term "riot" for purposes of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2101–2102 ⓘ |
| enactedInYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| hasBeenChallengedIn | federal appellate courts ⓘ |
| hasBeenInterpretedTo | exclude mere abstract advocacy of violence ⓘ |
| hasSection |
18 U.S.C. § 2101
ⓘ
18 U.S.C. § 2102 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| legalCategory | public order offense ⓘ |
| legislativeContext | enacted during period of civil unrest in the 1960s ⓘ |
| maximumImprisonmentTerm | 5 years ⓘ |
| partOf | Civil Rights Act of 1968 ⓘ |
| penaltyIncludes |
fine
ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ |
| requiresElement |
specific intent related to a riot
ⓘ
use of interstate or foreign commerce ⓘ |
| requiresMensRea | intent to incite, organize, promote, encourage, participate in, or carry on a riot ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
interstate commerce
ⓘ
public order ⓘ riots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Interstate Anti-Riot Act Description of subject: The Interstate Anti-Riot Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1968 that criminalizes traveling or using interstate commerce with intent to incite, organize, promote, or participate in riots.
Referenced by (1)
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