Lyons, Kansas
3,063 opinions mention this place
Lyons is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. The population was 3,732 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rice County. Although Coronado's exact route across the plains is uncertain and has been widely disputed, he and his men are thought to have camped near the present location of Lyons on their quest for Quivira, a place said to be fabulously wealthy in gold. West of Lyons is a cross commemorating Juan de Padilla, a member of Coronado's expedition who is considered the first Christian martyr in North America. Lyons' Main Street sits on the former location of the Santa Fe Trail.
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Landmark decisions involving Lyons
- McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)540 U.S. 93overruled
- Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 244
- Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. (1989)491 U.S. 1overruled
- Welch v. Texas Department of Highways & Public Transportation (1987)483 U.S. 468
- Illinois v. Gates (1983)462 U.S. 213
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents (1971)403 U.S. 388
- Shapiro v. Thompson (1969)394 U.S. 618overruled
- Miranda v. Arizona (1966)384 U.S. 436
- Monroe v. Pape (1961)365 U.S. 167overruled
- West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish (1937)300 U.S. 379
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Opinions mentioning Lyons
- 658 F2D 526United States v. Kis
- 658 F2D 512Doyle v. Elsea
- 655 F2D 64Alabama State Docks Department v. Bunge Corp.
- 651 F2D 1188United States v. Robinson
- 650 F2D 930Burst v. Adolph Coors Co.
- 650 F2D 9Alberta Gas Chemicals, Ltd. v. Celanese Corp.
- 650 F2D 1141United States v. Ford
- 650 F2D 1072Jones & Guerrero Co. v. Sealift Pacific
- 649 F2D 1145Carnejo-Molina v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 648 F2D 273Security Insurance v. Dudds, Inc.
- 648 F2D 135Lehman v. Lycoming County Children's Services Agency
- 646 F2D 779New England Merchants National Bank v. Iran Power Generation & Transmission Co.
- 644 F2D 351Hamilton v. Morial
- 644 F2D 187United States v. City of Philadelphia
- 640 F2D 484Nash County Board of Education v. Biltmore Co.
- 638 F2D 1121Keating v. Martin
- 637 F2D 657Leslie Salt Co. v. St. Paul Mercury Insurance
- 636 F2D 714de Magno v. United States
- 636 F2D 323Alabama Power Co. v. Costle
- 636 F2D 1095Sierra Club v. Hassell
- 635 F2D 703CM, Inc. v. Canadian Indemnity Co.
- 633 F2D 346United States v. Criden
- 632 F2D 1330United States v. Diaz-Munoz
- 632 F2D 1171Biggs v. Commissioner
- 631 F2D 616United States v. Espericueta-Reyes
- 631 F2D 508Bast v. Ford Motor Credit Corp.
- 631 F2D 10Reading Industries, Inc. v. Kennecott Copper Corp.
- 629 F2D 233Corbin v. Federal Reserve Bank
- 627 F2D 930Lettieri v. Equitable Life Assurance Society
- 626 F2D 469D'Andrea v. Adams
- 626 F2D 1093Chiaramonte v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 626 F2D 1101Haberman v. Tobin
- 624 F2D 1105United States v. Lyons
- 624 F2D 1094Retter v. Lyons
- 623 F2D 720United States v. Arthur Andersen & Co.
- 622 F2D 807Ciudadanos Unidos de San Juan v. Hidalgo County Grand Jury Commissioners
- 622 F2D 586Retter v. Lyons
- 622 F2D 507United States v. Johnson
- 621 F2D 67Sochanski v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
- 620 F2D 199Williams v. Miller
- 619 F2D 707United States v. Groskph
- 615 F2D 334Ramos v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
- 613 F2D 931O'Hair v. Andrus
- 613 F2D 221United States v. Winston
- 612 F2D 1309Retter v. Lyons
- 611 F2D 694Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Wholesale Produce Supply Co.
- 610 F2D 506Larson v. American Wheel & Brake, Inc.
- 609 F2D 650Weisberg v. Coastal States Gas Corp.
- 608 F2D 671Detroit Police Officers' Ass'n v. Young
- 607 F2D 92United States v. Garber