City
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
- 422 F3D 1220D'Angelo v. Conagra Foods, Inc.
- 421 F3D 785Goff v. Barnhart
- 421 F3D 1090Thorman v. American Seafoods Co.
- 420 F3D 65Liberty Surplus Insurance v. Segal Co.
- 42 F3D 97United States v. Duncan
- 42 F3D 741Sedor v. Frank
- 42 F3D 255Lawrence v. Lensing
- 419 F3D 725Ventura Village, Inc. v. City of Minneapolis
- 418 F3D 203Black v. Finantra Capital, Inc.
- 418 F3D 138Uzdavines v. Weeks Marine, Inc.
- 417 F3D 241Cross v. New York City Transit Authority
- 416 F3D 301United States v. Bursey
- 416 F3D 256United States v. Ritter
- 416 F3D 146Norex Petroleum Ltd. v. Access Industries, Inc.
- 416 F3D 320Hatfill v. New York Times Co.
- 415 F3D 826United States v. Radtke
- 415 F3D 601United States ex rel. Gross v. Aids Research Alliance-Chicago
- 415 F3D 590United States v. Christopher
- 415 F3D 24Heartland Regional Medical Center v. Leavitt
- 415 F3D 1303Phillips v. AWH Corp.
- 415 F3D 1252Robinson v. Arrugueta
- 414 F3D 7In re Medicare Reimbursement Litigation
- 414 F3D 1313Cook v. Gwinnett County School District
- 414 F3D 1094Belmontes v. Brown
- 413 F3D 53Wen Ho Lee v. Department of Justice
- 413 F3D 1301Northpoint Technology, Ltd. v. MDS America, Inc.
- 412 F3D 629Turner v. City of Taylor
- 412 F3D 463Kautz v. Met-Pro Corp.
- 412 F3D 307Shapiro v. Logistec USA Inc.
- 412 F3D 215Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary v. QLT Phototherapeutics, Inc.
- 412 F3D 1331Checkpoint Systems, Inc. v. All-Tag Security S.A.
- 411 F3D 831Karraker v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.
- 411 F3D 427Gibson v. Superintendent of New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety-Division of State Police
- 411 F3D 350National Council of La Raza v. Department of Justice
- 411 F3D 1289Bankwest, Inc. v. Baker
- 410 F3D 792Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dimension Films
- 410 F3D 282United States v. Pineiro
- 410 F3D 1180Freeman v. Lasky, Haas & Cohler
- 410 F3D 100Boston Regional Medical Center, Inc. v. Reynolds
- 41 F3D 794New York State National Organization for Women v. Terry
- 41 F3D 1549Razavi v. Amoco Oil Co.
- 409 F3D 710Hill v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan
- 409 F3D 458United States v. Watson
- 409 F3D 404Brooklyn Union Gas Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 408 F3D 1279Collier v. Bayer
- 407 F3D 546Campbell v. General Dynamics Government Systems Corp.
- 407 F3D 255Maryland Stadium Authority v. Ellerbe Becket Inc.
- 407 F3D 105Virgilio v. City of New York
- 406 F3D 98Nichols v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
- 406 F3D 795National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Brush & Manufacturing Corp.