City of Los Angeles v. Lyons
| 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 | |
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.