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
- 230 F3D 90Daniel S. v. Scranton School District
- 23 F3D 66Coffey v. Marina Management Services Inc.
- 23 F3D 409United States v. B Layne
- 23 F3D 408United States v. Roy Dee Gabbard
- 23 F3D 408Traylor v. Davis
- 23 F3D 401Arvel R. Harvey v. Csx Transportation, Incorporated, Formerly Known as the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
- 23 F3D 400In Re Eglenna F. Cassell, Debtor. Eglenna F. Cassell v. Evelyn K. Krippendorf, Trustee
- 23 F3D 399Cameron v. Ts Payne
- 23 F3D 394Cassell v. Osborn
- 229 F3D 750Alexander v. Compton
- 229 F3D 1271Cunningham v. Gates
- 229 F3D 1226Paciulan v. George
- 229 F3D 1172Qwest Communications International Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 228 F3D 429Allegheny General Hospital v. Philip Morris, Inc.
- 227 F3D 817Beverly California Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 226 F3D 728Boggs v. Collins
- 226 F3D 429McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. v. Ohio ex rel. Montgomery
- 226 F3D 141Lake v. Reno
- 225 F3D 1068Ets-Hokin v. Skyy Spirits, Inc.
- 224 F3D 776District of Columbia Hospital Ass'n v. District of Columbia
- 224 F3D 768GTE Service Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 222 F3D 918Muratore v. United States Office of Personnel Management