Dixon, Illinois
5,021 opinions mention this place
Dixon is a city in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,941 at the 2000 census. Named for its founder John Dixon, it is the county seat of Lee County. Located on the Rock River, Dixon was the boyhood home of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Dixon is also the site of the Lincoln Monument State Memorial, marking the spot where Abraham Lincoln joined the Illinois militia at Fort Dixon in 1832 during the Black Hawk War. The memorial is located on the west side of Dixon's main north-south street, Galena Avenue, (U.S. Highway 52 also U.S. 26), just north of the Rock River.
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Landmark decisions involving Dixon
- Hudson v. United States (1997)522 U.S. 93
- United States v. Dixon (1993)509 U.S. 688
- Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill (1985)470 U.S. 532
- Strickland v. Washington (1984)466 U.S. 668
- INS v. Chadha (1983)462 U.S. 919
- Gregg v. Georgia (1976)428 U.S. 153
- United States v. Arnold, Schwinn & Co. (1967)388 U.S. 365overruled
- Reynolds v. Sims (1964)377 U.S. 533
- Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. (1895)157 U.S. 429overruled
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Opinions mentioning Dixon
- 99 F3D 476United States v. Morris
- 99 F3D 261Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now v. Edgar
- 99 F3D 1412Freislinger v. Emro Propane Co.
- 99 F3D 1149Dago v. Clark
- 98 F3D 1337United States v. Dixon
- 97 F3D 870Valassis Communications, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
- 97 F3D 1182Lewis v. Scott
- 96 F3D 216Whirlpool Financial Corp. v. Sevaux
- 96 F3D 270United States v. Asher
- 96 F3D 1126Calderon v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
- 95 F3D 548Donald v. Cook County Sheriff's Department
- 95 F3D 406United States v. Martin
- 95 F3D 331Chisolm v. TranSouth Financial Corp.
- 93 F3D 339Delgado-Brunet v. Clark
- 93 F3D 327Helland v. South Bend Community School Corp.
- 93 F3D 132United States v. Breckenridge
- 92 F3D 702Scheerer v. Hardee's Food Systems, Inc.
- 92 F3D 506Kamilewicz v. Bank of Boston Corp.
- 91 F3D 914Rockwell Graphic Systems, Inc. v. Dev Industries, Inc.
- 90 F3D 1300Herbst v. Ryan
- 9 F3D 1541Titlemore v. Raymond
- 9 F3D 102United States v. Dixon
- 89 F3D 1134Sherman v. Smith
- 87 F3D 1389Lashawn A. v. Barry
- 87 F3D 1312Dixon v. Malone & Hyde, Inc.
- 86 F3D 359United States v. Woodrup
- 85 F3D 641United States v. Self
- 83 F3D 510United States v. Charter International Oil Co.
- 83 F3D 434United States v. Futrell
- 82 F3D 429Dixon v. Spencer
- 81 F3D 165Carmen v. Mayo Foundation
- 81 F3D 158Boney v. Dixon
- 81 F3D 150Neal v. Johnson
- 80 F3D 458United States v. Hatney
- 80 F3D 1181Kohler v. Leslie Hindman, Inc.
- 80 F3D 1Rossetti v. Curran
- 8 F3D 798Dixon v. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
- 78 F3D 932Hopwood v. Texas
- 78 F3D 710United States v. Stoller
- 78 F3D 598United States v. Martinez-Perez
- 78 F3D 316Rosen v. Ciba-Geigy Corp.
- 77 F3D 934Alioto v. Marshall Field's & Co.
- 77 F3D 482Locke v. City of Cookeville
- 77 F3D 1122Estate of Harrah v. United States
- 76 F3D 624Kaepa, Inc. v. Achilles Corp.
- 76 F3D 462Ganton Technologies, Inc. v. National Industrial Group Pension Plan
- 76 F3D 1509Lancaster v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n International
- 74 F3D 795Church v. General Motors Corp.
- 74 F3D 1252United States v. Dixon
- 74 F3D 1250Tafoya v. Bobroff