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
- 265 F3D 1214Vega v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 265 F3D 1157United States of America v. Rockwell International Corp
- 264 F3D 952McCauley v. Ford Motor Co.
- 264 F3D 344In re Orthopedic Bone Screw Product Liability Litigation
- 264 F3D 286In re Cendant Corp. Litigation
- 263 F3D 178Loliscio v. Goord
- 262 F3D 914S.M. v. J.K.
- 262 F3D 923Navellier v. Sletten
- 262 F3D 134Sumitomo Copper Litigation v. Credit Lyonnais Rouse, Ltd.
- 261 F3D 264Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. v. AEP/Borden Industries
- 260 F3D 1124Christopher Duvall v. County of Kitsap a Municipal Corporation of the State of Washington
- 260 F3D 1100Leetsch v. Freedman
- 26 F3D 706Daniels v. United States