Keith Hudson
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Keith Hudson is a Louisiana state prisoner whose excessive-force claim against prison guards led to the landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hudson v. McMillian, which clarified that significant injury is not required to establish an Eighth Amendment violation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Keith Hudson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11257234 — 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: Keith Hudson Context triple: [Hudson v. McMillian, petitioner, Keith Hudson]
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A.
Dan Hughes
Dan Hughes is an American basketball coach best known for leading the WNBA’s Seattle Storm to a championship and for his long, successful career coaching multiple WNBA franchises.
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B.
Ron Hutchinson
Ron Hutchinson is a Northern Irish playwright and screenwriter known for his work in film and television, including adaptations and genre projects in Hollywood.
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C.
Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty is a British Labour Party politician who has served as a Member of Parliament and held various shadow ministerial roles.
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D.
Kevin Matthews
Kevin Matthews is one of the sons of Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman Bruce Matthews, belonging to the prominent Matthews American football family.
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E.
Jim McKelvey
Jim McKelvey is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the financial technology company Square (now Block, Inc.), as well as a philanthropist and author.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Keith Hudson Target entity description: Keith Hudson is a Louisiana state prisoner whose excessive-force claim against prison guards led to the landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hudson v. McMillian, which clarified that significant injury is not required to establish an Eighth Amendment violation.
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A.
Dan Hughes
Dan Hughes is an American basketball coach best known for leading the WNBA’s Seattle Storm to a championship and for his long, successful career coaching multiple WNBA franchises.
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B.
Ron Hutchinson
Ron Hutchinson is a Northern Irish playwright and screenwriter known for his work in film and television, including adaptations and genre projects in Hollywood.
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C.
Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty is a British Labour Party politician who has served as a Member of Parliament and held various shadow ministerial roles.
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D.
Kevin Matthews
Kevin Matthews is one of the sons of Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman Bruce Matthews, belonging to the prominent Matthews American football family.
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E.
Jim McKelvey
Jim McKelvey is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the financial technology company Square (now Block, Inc.), as well as a philanthropist and author.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Louisiana state prisoner
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person ⓘ |
| alleged | use of excessive force by prison guards ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights litigation
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constitutional law ⓘ prisoners’ rights ⓘ |
| associatedCourtDecision |
Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1 (1992)
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linked to:
Hudson v. McMillian
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| caseCitation |
Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1
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linked to:
Hudson v. McMillian
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| caseOutcomeAtSupremeCourt | prevailed in part in Hudson v. McMillian ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| constitutionalProvisionInvoked | Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| constitutionalRightAsserted | right to be free from excessive physical force by prison officials ⓘ |
| countryOfLegalProceedings |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| decisionClarified | extent of force, not extent of injury, is central to Eighth Amendment excessive-force analysis ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent federal prisoner civil-rights litigation standards ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOfCase | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| legalClaim | Eighth Amendment excessive-force claim ⓘ |
| legalImpact | clarified standards for prisoner excessive-force claims under the Eighth Amendment ⓘ |
| legalPrincipleEstablished | significant injury is not required to establish an Eighth Amendment excessive-force violation ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtTimeOfCase | convicted prisoner ⓘ |
| litigantType | incarcerated plaintiff ⓘ |
| notableFor | excessive-force claim against prison guards ⓘ |
| opposingPartyInCase |
John McMillian
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Louisiana prison officials ⓘ |
| partyToCase | Hudson v. McMillian ⓘ |
| placeOfImprisonment | Louisiana ⓘ |
| rightsImplicated | freedom from cruel and unusual punishment ⓘ |
| roleInCase | petitioner in Hudson v. McMillian ⓘ |
| stateOfLegalProceedings | Louisiana ⓘ |
| yearOfSupremeCourtDecision | 1992 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Keith Hudson Description of subject: Keith Hudson is a Louisiana state prisoner whose excessive-force claim against prison guards led to the landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hudson v. McMillian, which clarified that significant injury is not required to establish an Eighth Amendment violation.
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