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City of Los Angeles v. Lyons

1983 United States Supreme Court case

Type
Chokes and strangles
Classified as
legal case, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States

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.

Other chokes and strangles

Japanese terms for chokes and strangles

TermReadingMeaning
裸絞めhadakajimerear naked choke; sleeper hold
絞め技shimewazashime-waza (judo stranglehold)
フロントチョークfurontochookufront choke

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q5123796 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.