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
- 222 F3D 1040Ribbey v. Cox
- 221 F3D 955Fogel ex rel. Estate of Madison Management Group, Inc. v. Zell
- 221 F3D 1298United States v. Plummer
- 220 F3D 607AT&T Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 220 F3D 1331Florida Sugar Marketing & Terminal Ass'n v. United States
- 22 F3D 900United States v. Vasquez-Lopez
- 22 F3D 779United States v. Hulett
- 22 F3D 783United States v. Olson
- 22 F3D 492United States v. Batista
- 22 F3D 755Findley ex rel. Estate of Findley v. Blinken
- 22 F3D 302Martin v. Kennel
- 22 F3D 228Christopher v. Amphitheater Unified School District
- 22 F3D 195United States v. Robinson
- 22 F3D 1186Murphy v. Timberlane Regional School District
- 22 F3D 1123United States v. Williams
- 219 F3D 922Solis v. Garcia
- 218 F3D 250Furnari v. Warden, Allenwood Federal Correctional Institution
- 218 F3D 1238Abbott Laboratories v. Unlimited Beverages, Inc.
- 218 F3D 1133Martinez v. Wyoming, Department of Family Services
- 217 F3D 861Chemical Manufacturers Ass'n v. Environmental Protection Agency
- 216 F3D 871AT&T Corp. v. City of Portland
- 216 F3D 315George Semerenko v. Cendant Corp
- 216 F3D 1180Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- 216 F3D 1154AMSC Subsidiary Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 216 F3D 1133Community Television, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 216 F3D 1009United States v. Devila
- 215 F3D 663Clay ex rel. Estate of Clay v. Ford Motor Co.
- 215 F3D 32National Labor Relations Board v. Harris Teeter Supermarkets