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
- 275 F3D 75Teledesic LLC v. Federal Communications Commission
- 275 F3D 1160Allen v. Allen
- 274 F3D 806Republic of Rwanda v. Uwimana
- 273 F3D 785Brooks v. Howmedica, Inc.
- 273 F3D 184New York ex rel. Spitzer v. Operation Rescue National
- 273 F3D 1229Arizona Cattle Growers' Ass'n v. United States Fish & Wildlife
- 272 F3D 1150Circle K Corp. v. Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin, Inc.
- 270 F3D 94Lizardo v. Denny's, Inc.
- 27 F3D 58Simmerman v. Corino
- 27 F3D 573Jackson v. Culinary School of Washington, Ltd.
- 27 F3D 569Novak v. Huskisson
- 27 F3D 564United States v. Thompson
- 27 F3D 556Constitution Bank v. Tubbs (Steven R.), Weinberg (Elliott A.), Weinberg Tubbs & Co
- 27 F3D 507Donaire v. NME Hospital, Inc.
- 27 F3D 1186United States v. Johnson
- 269 F3D 439Jimenez ex rel. Estate of Jimenez v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.
- 269 F3D 205Brown v. Muhlenberg Township
- 268 F3D 255Piney Run Preservation Ass'n v. County Commissioners of Carroll County