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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

101 F3D 109Gonzalez v. Napolitano Po Police Officers of the 43rd Precinct Po
101 F3D 107Maureen Cuomo, by Her Guardian and Mother Mary Cuomo v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
101 F3D 106Spenlinhauer Spenlihauer v. Spencer Press Inc
10 F3D 663United States v. Frushon
1 F3D 1537Biggs v. Wilson
1 F3D 149United States v. Thornton
1 F3D 1253James M. Christopher v. Department of Agriculture
1 F3D 1247Frank G. Smith, Jr. v. Robert G. Borg, Warden
1 F3D 1234United States v. Christian
1 F3D 1233Andrea L. Middleton v. Ksk Communications, Limited
1 F3D 1198Walls v. Button Gwinnett Bancorp, Inc.
1 F3D 1112United States v. Arutunoff
999 F2D 544United States v. Maria Del Carmen Beltran-Lemus
999 F2D 298Kuhl v. Lincoln National Health Plan of Kansas City, Inc.
999 F2D 1172Rice v. Burks
998 F2D 770United States v. Umagat
998 F2D 542United States v. Fort
998 F2D 349United States v. Finch
998 F2D 1452United States v. Mezzanatto
998 F2D 1212United States v. Paramo
998 F2D 1016Christopher Simmonds v. United States of America, Mike Hardin, and Unknown Party
998 F2D 101126 Fed.r.serv.3d 447
998 F2D 1010United States v. Dozier
998 F2D 1006United States v. Winslow
997 F2D 687United States v. McIntyre
997 F2D 335Godfrey v. United States
997 F2D 1293United States v. Gerace
996 F2D 548United States v. Nadi
996 F2D 375Mitchell v. Christopher
996 F2D 284United States v. Hall
996 F2D 1398Conte v. Justice
996 F2D 1216Ninfa A. Ortega v. Cosmair, Inc.
996 F2D 1213United States of America v. Meade
995 F2D 232Moffitt v. United States Moffitt E
995 F2D 227Williams v. Moore
995 F2D 1062Cameron v. McGrigg
994 F2D 1311Nolte v. Pearson
994 F2D 13Rosenboro v. Kim