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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

111 F3D 101United States v. Jackson
110 F3D 869United States v. Paul
110 F3D 71United States v. Timothy Robles
110 F3D 70Sule v. Wait
110 F3D 65United States v. Samuel Lewis Brown
110 F3D 647United States v. Guerrero-Cortez
110 F3D 61United States v. Ubaldo Vincente Ortiz
110 F3D 61United States v. Hector David Portillo, United States of America v. Luis Bonilla
110 F3D 481Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange
110 F3D 1425United States v. Bancalari
11 F3D 914Brown v. Maass
11 F3D 769United States v. Trupiano
11 F3D 1411United States v. Ivory
11 F3D 1311Anderson v. Electronic Data Systems Corp.
11 F3D 1276Atlantic Aviation, Inc. v. EBM Group, Inc.
11 F3D 1225United States v. Carreon
11 F3D 1140Romano v. Canuteson
109 F3D 766Christopher v. Dept. Of Va
109 F3D 74Portela-Gonzalez v. Secretary of the Navy
109 F3D 706United States v. Griffin
109 F3D 418Iowa Utilities Board v. Federal Communications Commission
109 F3D 1428Terran v. Kaplan
109 F3D 1217Griffin v. United States
109 F3D 1138United States v. Rodgers
109 F3D 1129United States v. Ursery
109 F3D 1053United States v. Landerman
108 F3D 336Christopher v. Gomez
108 F3D 330United States v. Jordan
108 F3D 330United States v. Powell
108 F3D 1393Rincon Center Associates v. Roger W. Johnson, Administrator, General Services Administration
108 F3D 1382Christopher A. Tsipouras v. Meshbesher, Birrell & Dunlap, Ltd. Andrew S. Birrell, Esq. John J. Leunig, Esq. Steven J. Meshbesher, Esq. John Doe
108 F3D 1373Nma Obineche v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
108 F3D 1372Tonya S. Izzard v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
108 F3D 1370United States v. Millar F Patrick Moloney
108 F3D 1370United States v. Sang W. Ko, AKA Wayne Ko
107 F3D 923Okey Garry Okpala v. Department of Justice and United States Customs Service
107 F3D 922Clay v. Hopkins
107 F3D 882Grondorf, Field, Black & Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
107 F3D 880Christopher T. Bellairs v. Coors Brewing Company
107 F3D 877Lowenschuss Lowenschuss v. Whitney a
107 F3D 874Kenneth Troutman v. Christopher E. Meloy
107 F3D 873Stewart v. Meloy
107 F3D 873Dale H. Strode v. Christopher E. Meloy
107 F3D 869Wehunt v. Toyota Motor Sales Usa Incorporated
107 F3D 868United States v. Chambers
107 F3D 867Melvinia O'Neal v. Food Lion, Incorporated
107 F3D 867Strahler v. Townsley