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
- 245 F3D 49Altman v. Bedford Central School District
- 244 F3D 775Gieg v. Howarth
- 243 F3D 165South Carolina State Ports Authority v. Federal Maritime Commission
- 242 F3D 1237Watson ex rel. Watson v. Beckel
- 241 F3D 374CM ex rel. JM v. Board of Education
- 240 F3D 886Qwest Communications International, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 240 F3D 270BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. North Carolina Utilities Commission
- 24 F3D 79United States v. Lewis
- 24 F3D 732United States v. Wright
- 24 F3D 257United States v. Clarke
- 239 F3D 172Metropolitan Opera Ass'n v. Local 100, Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union
- 239 F3D 1343Amazon.Com, Inc. v. Barnesandnoble.Com, Inc.
- 238 F3D 755Knable ex rel. Knable v. Bexley City School District
- 238 F3D 449Worldcom, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 237 F3D 683Bachow Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 237 F3D 676Association of American Railroads v. Surface Transportation Board
- 237 F3D 1315Harry v. Marchant
- 236 F3D 1148Tuolumne v. Sonora Community Hospital
- 235 F3D 1124Simmons v. Bowersox
- 234 F3D 815AirTouch Paging v. Federal Communications Commission