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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

324 F3D 234United States v. Gori
324 F3D 1176Thomas v. Pacificorp
323 F3D 841Morris v. CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.
323 F3D 603United States v. Graham
323 F3D 1233McClure v. Thompson
323 F3D 1198Blaxland v. Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
322 F3D 969National Labor Relations Board v. Midwestern Personnel Services, Inc.
322 F3D 240American Civil Liberties Union v. Ashcroft
322 F3D 564United States v. Schnapp
322 F3D 182Gandarilla v. Artuz
321 F3D 255United States v. Jacques
321 F3D 1212United States v. Bradley
321 F3D 1151KiSKA Construction Corp. v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
320 F3D 452United States v. Givan
320 F3D 42Kittery Motorcycle, Inc. v. Rowe
320 F3D 272Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency
320 F3D 228City of Waukesha v. Environmental Protection Agency
320 F3D 1034United States v. McNeil
32 F3D 571Saxton v. Beamer
32 F3D 568Murphy v. Collins
32 F3D 567In Matter of Christopher (Charles)
32 F3D 564Johnathan Lee X v. Irene Bratten
32 F3D 503United States v. Behety
32 F3D 373Farris Fashions, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
32 F3D 259Bischel v. United States
32 F3D 1024Del Raine v. Williford
32 F3D 1017United States v. Garcia
319 F3D 967First Defense Legal Aid v. City of Chicago
319 F3D 93Rankine v. Reno
319 F3D 813Wickline v. Mitchell
319 F3D 583United States v. Parmelee
319 F3D 355Jones v. TEK Industries, Inc.
318 F3D 845United States v. Washington
318 F3D 1156Concord Boat Corp. v. Brunswick Corp.
318 F3D 1081Rambus Inc. v. Infineon Technologies AG
317 F3D 72Brigham v. Sun Life of Canada
317 F3D 540United States v. Ricketts
317 F3D 503Davidson v. Veneman
317 F3D 275Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control v. United States Department of Commerce