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
- 198 F2D 113United States ex rel. Master v. Baldi
- 543 US 882Lyons v. United States
- 541 US 1057In Re Lyons
- 539 US 1Charles Thomas Sell v. United States
- 539 US 166Sell v. United States
- 538 US 953Lyons v. United States
- 535 US 55United States v. Vonn
- 523 US 1Spencer v. Kemna
- 507 US 490Delaware v. New York
- 501 US 312Renne v. Geary
- 500 US 44County of Riverside v. McLaughlin
- 499 US 400Powers v. Ohio
- 495 US 575Taylor v. United States
- 489 US 121Mesa v. California
- 481 US 137Tison v. Arizona
- 475 US 796City of Los Angeles v. Heller
- 467 US 649New York v. Quarles
- 462 US 213Illinois v. Gates
- 461 US 352Kolender v. Lawson
- 461 US 95City of Los Angeles v. Lyons
- 451 US 204Steagald v. United States
- 449 US 934City of Los Angeles v. Lyons
- 449 US 1039City of South Lake Tahoe v. California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
- 444 US 193Ferri v. Ackerman
- 403 US 388Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics
- 395 US 841Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Clinchfield Railroad Company
- 394 US 719Consolidated Copperstate Lines v. United States
- 389 US 52Carp v. Texas State Board of Examiners in Optometry
- 382 US 204Solomon v. South Carolina
- 378 US 368Jackson v. Denno
- 373 US 647Wheeldin v. Wheeler
- 367 US 568Culombe v. Connecticut
- 365 US 167Monroe v. Pape
- 347 US 556Leyra v. Denno
- 346 US 137Burns v. Wilson
- 344 US 86Sweeney v. Woodall
- 342 US 117Stefanelli v. Minard
- 303 US 41Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.
- 297 US 403Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Tax Commission
- 295 US 209Awotin v. Atlas Exchange National Bank
- 283 US 273Maynard v. Elliott
- 280 US 142Ex parte Northern Pacific Railway Co.
- 276 US 238People of Sioux County v. National Surety Co.
- 274 US 651Fox River Paper Co. v. Railroad Commission
- 98 US 381United States v. New Orleans
- 71 US 435Supervisors v. United States
- 67 US 458Chilton v. Braiden's Administratrix
- 144 US 585Crawford v. Neal
- 130 US 435Andes v. Slauson