City of Los Angeles v. Lyons
1983 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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City of Los Angeles v. Lyons, 461 U.S. 95 (1983), was a United States Supreme Court decision holding that the plaintiff, Adolph Lyons, lacked standing to challenge the Los Angeles city police department's use of chokeholds.
Quick Facts City of Los Angeles v. Lyons, Argued November 2, 1982 Decided April 20, 1983 ...
City of Los Angeles v. Lyons | |
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Argued November 2, 1982 Decided April 20, 1983 | |
Full case name | City of Los Angeles v. Lyons |
Citations | 461 U.S. 95 (more) 103 S. Ct. 1660; 75 L. Ed. 2d 675; 51 U.S.L.W. 4424 |
Case history | |
Prior | Lyons v. City of Los Angeles, 615 F.2d 1243 (9th Cir. 1980); cert. denied, 449 U.S. 934 (1980); 656 F.2d 417 (9th Cir. 1981); stay granted, 453 U.S. 1308 (1981); cert. granted, 455 U.S. 937 (1982). |
Holding | |
A plaintiff must show a sufficiently plausible threat of future injury to possess standing to sue. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by Burger, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor |
Dissent | Marshall, joined by Brennan, Blackmun, Stevens |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. art. III |
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