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
- 251 F2D 343Chen v. Shvetz
- 250 F2D 912Lyons v. Howard
- 250 F2D 885Neal v. Neal
- 250 F2D 191Thomas B. Shearman, Irvin Fane, Joseph J. Kelly, Jr., and Robert P. Lyons v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
- 249 F2D 396Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Floyd
- 248 F2D 149Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, England v. Lyons
- 247 F2D 638United States of America Ex Rel. Edward Sieg v. Joseph E. Ragen, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary
- 245 F2D 931Sanderson v. Berkshire-Hathaway, Inc.
- 245 F2D 154Burwell v. Teets
- 241 F2D 944Joshua C. Conner v. George G. Joris
- 241 F2D 718Frederick F. Blicke v. Gino R. Treves
- 241 F2D 439United States v. Northwest Automatic Products Corp.
- 240 F2D 743Northwestern Auto Parts Co. v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
- 191 F2D 302Wetherbee v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry. Co.
- 188 F2D 151McGarty v. O'Brien
- 184 F2D 669Eureka Casualty Co. v. Cornett
- 180 F2D 987McGarty v. O'Brien
- 239 F2D 510General Houses, Inc. v. Marloch Manufacturing Corp.
- 238 F2D 633Dowell, Inc. v. Lyons
- 237 F2D 294Kimberly Corp. v. Hartley Pen Co.
- 235 F2D 5T. H. Browning Steamship Co. v. F. H. Peavey & Co.
- 235 F2D 271W. B. Sanders, Etc. v. International Association of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers, Charles Hobbs, Etc., Cross-Appellants v. W. B. Sanders, Cross-Appellee. Local Union 595, Etc. v. International Association of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers, Wilford B. Sanders v. John H. Lyons, Etc., John H. Lyons, Etc., Cross-Appellants v. Wilford B. Sanders, Cross-Appellee
- 233 F2D 526General Casualty Company of America, a Corporation v. School District No. 5, Baker County, State of Oregon, Ex Rel. S. C. Lyons
- 233 F2D 313Wisconsin Hydro Electric Co. v. Equitable Fire & Marine Insurance
- 232 F2D 358Mondakota Gas Company, a Corporation v. Federal Power Commission, Montana-Dakota Utilities Company, Intervenor
- 228 F2D 320Estep v. Decker
- 226 F2D 94Spears v. Transcontinental Bus System, Inc.
- 225 F2D 740B. J. Van Ingen & Co. v. Connolly
- 225 F2D 410The United States of America v. Charles B. Grady
- 224 F2D 277Hoag v. Martin
- 223 F2D 444Martin Weiner Corporation (Formerly Wohl Fabrics Co.) v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 223 F2D 229United States v. Truax
- 222 F2D 184Lyons v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- 221 F2D 62Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Union Trust Co.
- 219 F2D 811Interstate Commerce Commission v. Martin Bros. Box Co.
- 219 F2D 149Frank Scofield, Collector of Internal Revenue v. San Antonio Transit Company
- 217 F2D 153Jennings v. Nester
- 216 F2D 305United Artists Corp. v. Strand Productions, Inc.
- 213 F2D 576Riteway Carriers, Inc. v. Stuyvesant Ins.
- 211 F2D 642Yelvington v. Presidential Pardon & Parole Attorneys
- 209 F2D 124Hardy v. Proctor & Gamble Mfg. Co.
- 208 F2D 605United States ex rel. Leyra v. Denno
- 207 F2D 685American Trust Co. v. New York Credit Men's Adjustment Bureau, Inc.
- 205 F2D 959Red Owl Stores, Inc. v. Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America
- 204 F2D 755Wetherbee v. Elgin, J. & E. Ry. Co.
- 203 F2D 549Dealer's Transport Co. v. Werner Transp. Co.
- 203 F2D 391Citizens Cas. Co. of New York v. Ready Truck Lines, Inc.
- 201 F2D 817Yglesias v. Gulfstream Park Racing Ass'n
- 200 F2D 616United States ex rel. MacBlain v. Burke
- 200 F2D 348Merchants Despatch Transp. Corp. v. Dubuque Fire & Marine Ins.