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
- 149 F3D 342United States v. Coscarelli
- 149 F3D 227United States ex rel. LaCorte v. SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Inc.
- 149 F3D 144Zatz v. United States
- 149 F3D 1204Valuevision International, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 149 F3D 1213Serafyn v. Federal Communications Commission
- 149 F3D 1192United States of America v. M Ford
- 149 F3D 1192United States v. Wayne Pederson, A/K/A Robert Michael Pallmer
- 149 F3D 1192United States v. Piyarath S. Kayarath
- 149 F3D 1190Diderickson v. Gillett
- 148 F3D 956Charles v. Pulaski County Board of Education
- 148 F3D 937Stewart v. Professional Computer Centers, Inc.
- 148 F3D 832United States v. Burke
- 148 F3D 518United States v. Walker
- 148 F3D 477United States v. Evans
- 148 F3D 44United States v. Coneo-Guerrero
- 148 F3D 136George Haug Co. v. Rolls Royce Motor Cars Inc.
- 148 F3D 1318Crawford v. Babbitt
- 148 F3D 127Hanil Bank v. Pt. Bank Negara Indonesia
- 148 F3D 1053International Ass'n of Independent Tanker Owners v. Locke
- 148 F3D 1040United States v. Rouse
- 148 F3D 1003United States v. Brown
- 147 F3D 772Morgan v. City of Florissant
- 147 F3D 624Karazanos v. Madison Two Associates
- 147 F3D 232Maguire v. Citicorp Retail Services, Inc.
- 147 F3D 207Moates v. Barkley
- 146 F3D 99Hickerson v. City of New York
- 146 F3D 881In re Sealed Case
- 146 F3D 878Jelks v. Federal Communications Commission
- 146 F3D 699Parrino v. FHP, Inc.
- 146 F3D 1141United States v. Dubose
- 145 F3D 1343United States of America v. Tabarez
- 144 F3D 830Perdue Farms, Inc., Cookin' Good Division v. National Labor Relations Board
- 144 F3D 868UGI Utilities, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 144 F3D 57Robert J. Chrispen v. Kenneth C. Jenne, II
- 144 F3D 1423United States v. Toler
- 143 F3D 728United States v. Ortiz