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
- 139 F3D 902Leonard D. Prentice v. Information Resources, Inc.
- 139 F3D 822United States v. Stone
- 139 F3D 571Todd v. Rush County Schools
- 139 F3D 513Burns v. Harris County Bail Bond Board
- 139 F3D 504Chavez v. Arte Publico Press
- 139 F3D 29United States v. Hawkins
- 139 F3D 1022United States v. Flores-Ochoa
- 138 F3D 410SBC Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 138 F3D 360United States v. Ayers
- 138 F3D 1437Nike, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- 138 F3D 1407Everett v. Cobb County School District
- 138 F3D 1264Little Rock School District v. North Little Rock School District
- 138 F3D 1164Sattar v. Motorola, Inc.
- 137 F3D 905Rutherford v. City of Cleveland
- 137 F3D 247United States v. Greer
- 136 F3D 670United States v. Albers
- 136 F3D 1414United States v. Oberle
- 136 F3D 1354Image Technical Service, Inc. v. Eastman Kodak Co.
- 136 F3D 1245United States v. Contreras
- 135 F3D 80Mangla v. Brown University
- 135 F3D 535Iowa Utilities Board v. Federal Communications Commission
- 135 F3D 291United States v. Wilson
- 135 F3D 1411Hill v. Turpin
- 135 F3D 1170Kasper v. Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital
- 134 F3D 929Patel v. Reno
- 134 F3D 582Lynn v. West
- 134 F3D 576Gaul v. Lucent Technologies Inc.
- 134 F3D 1405Brennan v. Southwest Airlines Co.
- 134 F3D 1297Dunphy v. McKee
- 134 F3D 1143Melcher v. Federal Communications Commission
- 133 F3D 930United States of America v. Martinez
- 133 F3D 925Arnold v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
- 132 F3D 898United States v. Vaulin
- 132 F3D 834United States v. Berrios
- 132 F3D 635Carter v. Three Springs Residential Treatment
- 132 F3D 48United States v. Noel C. Alvarado
- 132 F3D 40Sly v. Angelone
- 132 F3D 232United States v. Jones