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
- 394 F3D 540Foss v. Bear, Stearns & Co.
- 393 F3D 471Waterman v. Batton
- 393 F3D 1119Administrative Committee of the Wal-Mart Associates Health & Welfare Plan v. Willard
- 393 F3D 1United States v. Moran
- 392 F3D 939American States Insurance v. Capital Associates of Jackson County, Inc.
- 392 F3D 505Rodriguez v. Schriver
- 392 F3D 265Midwestern Machinery Co. v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- 391 F3D 636Rainwater v. Lamar Life Insurance
- 391 F3D 312Getty Petroleum Marketing, Inc. v. Capital Terminal Co.
- 391 F3D 274United States v. Morton
- 391 F3D 190In re Combustion Engineering, Inc.
- 390 F3D 695Cooper v. Southern Co.
- 39 F3D 966State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Falness
- 39 F3D 795United States v. Hopson
- 39 F3D 684United States v. Michelle's Lounge
- 39 F3D 412Thalle Construction Co. v. Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
- 39 F3D 384Lareau v. Page
- 39 F3D 51Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe of Indians v. Weicker
- 39 F3D 27Vasapolli v. Rostoff
- 39 F3D 238Mastro v. Witt
- 39 F3D 1561United States v. Young
- 39 F3D 1394Starnes v. Capital Cities Media, Inc.
- 389 F3D 411Green Party of New York State v. New York State Board of Elections
- 388 F3D 591Waldron v. Boeing Co.
- 388 F3D 507Alwan v. Ashcroft
- 388 F3D 15National Tax Institute, Inc. v. Topnotch at Stowe Resort & Spa
- 387 F3D 643United States v. Fuller
- 387 F3D 565Sandusky County Democratic Party v. Blackwell
- 387 F3D 1358Caterpillar Inc. v. Sturman Industries, Inc.
- 386 F3D 819Pease v. Production Workers Union of Chicago & Vicinity Local 707
- 386 F3D 815Sandusky County Democratic Party v. Blackwell
- 386 F3D 729Field v. Trigg County Hospital, Inc.
- 386 F3D 246Kline v. Security Guards, Inc.
- 386 F3D 1169Cetacean Community v. Bush
- 385 F3D 772Sullivan v. CBS Corp.
- 385 F3D 737Hoagland v. Sandberg, Phoenix & Von Gontard, P.C.
- 385 F3D 1158United States v. Beltz
- 384 F3D 326United States v. Schaefer
- 384 F3D 1333Astrazeneca AB, Aktiebolaget Hassle, KBI-E, Inc. v. Mutual Pharmaceutical Co.
- 383 F3D 673Carter v. Tennant Co.
- 383 F3D 390Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dimension Films
- 383 F3D 615United States v. Loutos
- 383 F3D 1337Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH v. Dana Corp.
- 383 F3D 1253Morrison v. Magic Carpet Aviation
- 382 F3D 969Cholla Ready Mix, Inc. v. Civish
- 382 F3D 348Golden v. Golden
- 382 F3D 704United States v. Messino
- 381 F3D 948Easter v. American West Financial
- 381 F3D 717Republic Tobacco Co. v. North Atlantic Trading Co.
- 381 F3D 501Moss v. Merck & Co.