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Christopher, Illinois

7,353 opinions mention this place

Christopher is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,836 at the 2000 census. It was the site of an early-morning railroad freight train derailment on Monday, December 4, 2006, involving two locomotives and 21 cars of an 83-car Union Pacific train; an unknown hazardous chemical spill ensued and mildly sickened several victims and rescue personnel, who were treated but not hospitalized. Christopher was the birthplace of the actor John Malkovich, former NBA player and coach Doug Collins, America's Next Top Model contestant Nichole Smith, Fear Factor contestant Christopher Dallas-Feeney and Match Game host Gene Rayburn.

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Landmark decisions involving Christopher

Roper v. Simmons (2005)543 U.S. 551
Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 244
McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)540 U.S. 93overruled
Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 306
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
Payne v. Tennessee (1991)501 U.S. 808
South Carolina v. Katzenbach (1966)383 U.S. 301
Rose v. Himley (1808)8 U.S. 241overruled

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Opinions mentioning Christopher

355 F3D 496Shah v. Deaconess Hospital
354 F3D 969United States v. Cuervo
354 F3D 835Bediako v. Stein Mart, Inc.
354 F3D 1133Regula v. Delta Family-Care Disability Survivorship Plan
353 F3D 697Shaw v. Terhune
353 F3D 228Dia v. Ashcroft
352 F3D 820McCurdy v. Dodd
352 F3D 789Sarullo v. United States Postal Service
352 F3D 525Devlin v. United States
352 F3D 33Templeton Board of Sewer Commissioners v. American Tissue Mills of Massachusetts, Inc.
352 F3D 274Bowling Transportation, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
352 F3D 1243United States v. Hernandez-Valdovinos
352 F3D 1075United States v. Nation
352 F3D 1278Gherebi v. Bush
351 F3D 957United States v. Ratigan
351 F3D 92Merle v. United States
351 F3D 874Steering Committee v. American Airlines, Inc.
351 F3D 805National Labor Relations Board v. Superior of Missouri, Inc.
351 F3D 131United States v. Pratt
351 F3D 1246Collins v. National Transportation Safety Board
351 F3D 1157In re Kagan
350 F3D 861Fernando Belmontes, Jr. v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, for the California State Prison at San Quentin
350 F3D 845Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft
350 F3D 752Deborah Eich v. Board of Regents for Central Missouri State University, Department of Public Safety
350 F3D 592Celena Venturelli v. Arc Community Services, Inc.
350 F3D 348United States v. Arthur D'AmArio
350 F3D 307Salim v. Ashcroft
350 F3D 1376Utah Medical Products, Inc. v. Graphic Controls Corporation
350 F3D 1216Adams Rt Jw Ab III v. United States
35 F3D 953United States v. Corporan-Cuevas
35 F3D 557United States v. L Smith
35 F3D 557United States v. Green
35 F3D 557Alvin Snyder v. Resolution Trust Corporation, as Receiver for Yorkridge Calvert Savings & Loan Association
35 F3D 243Universal Consolidated Companies, Inc. v. Bank of China
35 F3D 190In re Clay
35 F3D 1062Ledbetter v. Edwards
349 F3D 144United States v. Merlino
349 F3D 138United States v. Phillips
349 F3D 1294Prickett v. Dekalb County
349 F3D 1015Estate of Allen v. City of Rockford
348 F3D 732Putman v. Unity Health System