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Lincoln, Illinois
7,110 opinions mention this place
Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is the only town in the United States that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president; he practiced law there from 1847 to 1859. First settled in the 1830s, Lincoln is home to three colleges and two prisons. The three colleges are Lincoln College, Lincoln Christian University, and Heartland Community College. It is also the home of the world's largest covered wagon. The population was 15,369 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Logan County.
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Landmark decisions involving Lincoln
- Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004)542 U.S. 507
- United States v. Morrison (2000)529 U.S. 598
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
- Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health (1990)497 U.S. 261
- Texas v. Johnson (1989)491 U.S. 397
- Puerto Rico v. Branstad (1987)483 U.S. 219
- Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (1984)467 U.S. 837
- Parratt v. Taylor (1981)451 U.S. 527overruled
- Monell v. Department of Social Services (1978)436 U.S. 658
- Edelman v. Jordan (1974)415 U.S. 651
- North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy v. Snyder's Drug Stores, Inc. (1973)414 U.S. 156
- Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad (1972)406 U.S. 320
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents (1971)403 U.S. 388
- Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770 (1970)398 U.S. 235
- Afroyim v. Rusk (1967)387 U.S. 253
- Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)381 U.S. 479
- Sinclair Refining Co. v. Atkinson (1962)370 U.S. 195overruled
- Glidden Company v. Zdanok Lurk (1962)370 U.S. 530
- Cohen v. Hurley (1961)366 U.S. 117overruled
- Monroe v. Pape (1961)365 U.S. 167overruled
- Kent v. Dulles (1958)357 U.S. 116
- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952)343 U.S. 579
- Collins v. Hardyman (1951)341 U.S. 651overruled
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943)319 U.S. 624
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Opinions mentioning Lincoln
- 546 US 81Lincoln Property Co. v. Roche
- 99 F3D 846Andersen v. Chrysler Corp.
- 99 F3D 1381Princeton University Press v. Michigan Document Services, Inc.
- 98 F3D 926Silverman v. Mutual Trust Life Insurance
- 98 F3D 293Hernandez v. O'Malley
- 98 F3D 1133Securities & Exchange Commission v. American Capital Investments, Inc.
- 98 F3D 1093Putman v. Unknown Smith
- 97 F3D 561United States v. Moore
- 97 F3D 1121Jones v. United States
- 97 F3D 1010Wilson v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
- 96 F3D 706United States v. CDMG Realty Co.
- 96 F3D 1010Herrera v. United States
- 94 F3D 979Lynd v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance
- 94 F3D 478Rehbein v. Clarke
- 94 F3D 1191Jensen v. Clarke
- 93 F3D 96Matinchek v. John Alden Life Insurance
- 93 F3D 407Pitcher v. Principal Mutual Life Insurance
- 92 F3D 792Oregon Natural Resources Council v. Thomas
- 92 F3D 1197United States v. Villegas-Rivera
- 92 F3D 1D'Aprile v. Fleet Services Corp.
- 91 F3D 463New Jersey v. United States
- 91 F3D 353New York v. Lashins Arcade Co.
- 91 F3D 144Shelton v. Wallace
- 91 F3D 1109United States v. Brown
- 91 F3D 1076Families Achieving Independence & Respect v. Nebraska Department of Social Services
- 90 F3D 650Mizuna, Ltd. v. Crossland Federal Savings Bank
- 90 F3D 351Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe v. United States
- 90 F3D 1403Acura of Bellevue v. Reich
- 9 F3D 38Narcisse v. Dahm
- 9 F3D 275United States v. Reyes
- 9 F3D 1295Hedges v. Wauconda Community Unit School District No. 118
- 89 F3D 851United States v. Stringfellow
- 88 F3D 831Fry v. Airline Pilots Ass'n, International
- 87 F3D 966Joubert v. Nebraska Board of Pardons
- 87 F3D 1338Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc. v. Babbitt
- 87 F3D 1456Busse Broadcasting Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 87 F3D 1019Frizzell v. Hopkins
- 87 F3D 1011Zakrzewski v. Fox
- 86 F3D 96Flexible Manufacturing Systems Pty. Ltd. v. Super Products Corp.
- 86 F3D 459Martco Partnership v. Lincoln National Life Insurance
- 85 F3D 51Leeds v. Meltz
- 85 F3D 1074Aman v. Cort Furniture Rental Corp.
- 84 F3D 1021Heidemann v. Rother
- 83 F3D 902Wade v. Byles
- 83 F3D 1034Schumacher v. Hopkins
- 82 F3D 270Williams v. Clarke
- 82 F3D 1370United States v. Soderna
- 81 F3D 988Jenkins v. Wood
- 81 F3D 775United States v. White
- 81 F3D 165Ode v. Omtvedt