hasLowerCourtDecision

P19102
predicate

Indicates that a higher court case is associated with, or results from, a specific decision made by a lower court.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
lowerCourtOutcome 5
originatingCourtDecision 5
hasLowerCourtDecision canonical 1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasLowerCourtDecision
Generated description
Indicates that a higher court case is associated with, or results from, a specific decision made by a lower court.

Sample triples (12)

Subject Object
Shelby County v. Holder upheld the constitutionality of Sections 4(b) and 5 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ
Schenck v. United States conviction affirmed via predicate surface "lowerCourtOutcome" ⓘ
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District Judgment for the school district via predicate surface "lowerCourtOutcome" ⓘ
Carpenter v. United States affirmed in part and reversed in part via predicate surface "originatingCourtDecision" ⓘ
Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda Second Circuit held that Title VII prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation via predicate surface "originatingCourtDecision" ⓘ
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission affirmed via predicate surface "originatingCourtDecision" ⓘ
Minersville School District v. Gobitis affirmed via predicate surface "hasLowerCourtDisposition" ⓘ
Hess v. Indiana conviction affirmed via predicate surface "lowerCourtOutcome" ⓘ
United States v. Windsor
linked to: Windsor
DOMA Section 3 held unconstitutional via predicate surface "lowerCourtOutcome" ⓘ
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education Eleventh Circuit held that Title IX did not cover retaliation claims by individuals who were not direct victims of discrimination via predicate surface "lowerCourtOutcome" ⓘ
Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc.
linked to: Zarda
held that Title VII prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation via predicate surface "originatingCourtDecision" ⓘ
Zivotofsky v. Clinton Zivotofsky v. Secretary of State, 571 F.3d 122 (D.C. Cir. 2009) via predicate surface "originatingCourtDecision" ⓘ