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
- 26 F3D 282United States v. Brady
- 26 F3D 456United States v. Whittington
- 26 F3D 1359Society of the Roman Catholic Church v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co.
- 26 F3D 134United States v. McCorvey
- 26 F3D 133United States v. Anderson
- 26 F3D 131Miyamoto v. Otis Elevator Co 1-10
- 26 F3D 129Cano v. Navicky
- 26 F3D 129Christopher v. Gomez
- 26 F3D 121Coleman v. Runyon
- 259 F3D 740Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 258 F3D 986Hensley v. Northwest Permanente P.C. Retirement Plan & Trust
- 258 F3D 305National Labor Relations Board v. Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Fayetteville, Inc.
- 257 F3D 356MediaOne Group, Inc. v. County of Henrico
- 256 F3D 679Delaney v. DeTella
- 255 F3D 628United States of America v. Marcus Deangelo Jones
- 255 F3D 502Worms v. Railroad Retirement Boad
- 255 F3D 1104Cooper v. Calderon
- 254 F3D 89Building Owners & Managers Ass'n International v. Federal Communications Commission
- 254 F3D 226National Public Radio, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 253 F3D 507Yoji Oyama v. Sheehan
- 253 F3D 29Association of Communications Enterprises v. Federal Communications Commission
- 253 F3D 125Honeywell International, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board