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
- 208 F3D 1366Siegel Oil Co. v. Richardson
- 208 F3D 1085Klem v. County of Santa Clara
- 207 F3D 335United States v. Health Possibilities, P.S.C.
- 207 F3D 269Hartsell v. Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. of Texas
- 207 F3D 1253Nolin v. Isbell
- 206 F3D 1286Chlorine Chemistry Council & Chemical Manufacturers Ass'n v. Environmental Protection Agency
- 206 F3D 1Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies v. Federal Communications Commission
- 204 F3D 544Tasios v. Reno
- 204 F3D 523United States Postal Service v. American Postal Workers Union
- 204 F3D 425Paff v. Kaltenbach
- 203 F3D 470Lindstrom v. Graber
- 203 F3D 1322CSU, L.L.C. v. Xerox Corp.
- 203 F3D 1202Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc.
- 202 F3D 311Entravision Holdings, LLC v. Federal Communications Commission
- 201 F3D 1256Hein v. Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians
- 201 F3D 1141Virgin v. County of San Luis Obispo
- 200 F3D 914Caudill v. North America Media Corp.
- 200 F3D 479Bankruptcy Estate of Lake Geneva Sugar Shack, Inc. v. General Star Indemnity Co.
- 20 F3D 242United States v. Tucker
- 20 F3D 1336United States v. Ashburn
- 2 F3D 838United States v. Brooks
- 2 F3D 81United States v. Clarke
- 2 F3D 408Mail Order Ass'n of America v. United States Postal Service
- 2 F3D 438Edison Electric Institute v. United States Environmental Protection Agency