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
- 912 F2D 463William Conley v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary
- 912 F2D 463Alexandria Committee of Police, Iupa, Local 5, Afl-Cio, Kathleen Davis West, and Michael J. Clancey, Lennis E. George, Ronald G. Geovannucci, Donald C. Green, Morton M. Ford, Iii, Gwendolyn A. Robbins, Paul A. Sheehan, Ralph R. Stanley, Albert G. Tierney, Linwood Martin West, Jr. v. City of Alexandria, Alexandria Committee of Police, Iupa, Local 5, Afl-Cio, Michael J. Clancey, Lennis E. George, Ronald G. Geovannucci, Donald C. Green, Morton M. Ford, Iii, Gwendolyn A. Robbins, Paul A. Sheehan, Ralph R. Stanley, Albert G. Tierney, Kathleen Davis West, Linwood Martin West, Jr. v. City of Alexandria, International Association of Fire Fighters Alexandria Local 2141, Afl-Cio, Alexandria Fire Department Personnel Association, George H. Creed, Captain (Ret.), Leonard M. Devers, Captain, Frederick M. Gaddy, Captain, William E. George, Captain, Thomas A. Harrell, Jr., Captain, Barry N. Holland, Captain, Terrence E. Kisner, Captain, Duane McMaster Captain, Robert C. Orr, Captain, Ned M. Riddle, Captain, Raymond Scott, Captain, James K. Smith, Captain, Donovan L. Upchurch, Captain, Ronald C. Wilson, Captain, Bert C. Wood, Iii, Captain v. City of Alexandria, International Association of Fire Fighters Alexandria Local 2141, Afl-Cio, Alexandria Fire Department Personnel Association, James C. Bayliss, Captain, George H. Creed, Captain, Leonard M. Devers, Captain, Frederick M. Gaddy, Captain, Albert v. Gaines, Jr., Captain, William E. George, Captain, Joseph M. Hoffmaster, Captain, Thomas A. Harrell, Jr., Captain, Barry N. Holland, Captain, Terrence E. Kisner, Captain, Christopher M. Leischner, Captain, Duane McMaster Captain, Robert C. Orr, Captain, Ned M. Riddle, Captain, Raymond Scott, Captain, James L. Smith, James K. Smith, Captain, Donovan L. Upchurch, Captain, Ronald C. Wilson, Captain, Bert C. Wood, Iii, Captain v. City of Alexandria
- 912 F2D 1496American Gas Ass'n v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 911 F2D 725United States v. Golden
- 911 F2D 725United States v. X Cunningham
- 911 F2D 723Nixon v. Rector P
- 911 F2D 723McDaniel v. S McDaniel M
- 911 F2D 613United States v. Markovic
- 911 F2D 233Cook v. Lindsay Olive Growers
- 910 F2D 587United States v. Watt
- 910 F2D 268Nabors Trailers, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 910 F2D 164United States v. Van Nymegen
- 909 F2D 909Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Interstate Commerce Commission
- 909 F2D 42Bangladesh Shipping Corp. v. Ogden Marine, Inc.
- 909 F2D 1483Fleetwood v. Bailey
- 909 F2D 1476Holland v. House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, Smith
- 908 F2D 85United States v. Castro
- 907 F2D 151United States v. Jimmy R. Pettigrew
- 907 F2D 1500Continental Airlines, Inc. v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n
- 907 F2D 1139St. Charles Associates, Ltd., a Partnership v. Manuel Lujan, Secretary, Department of the Interior
- 907 F2D 1138Jennings v. Webb
- 906 F2D 994Williams v. City of Columbia
- 906 F2D 999North Carolina v. Ivory
- 906 F2D 645Zaklama v. Mount Sinai Medical Center
- 905 F2D 1537Christopher Lee Berry v. Meridian Public Schools, State of Michigan
- 905 F2D 1532United States v. Jackson
- 904 F2D 786McEvoy Travel Bureau, Inc. v. Heritage Travel, Inc.
- 904 F2D 700Woodson Frye v. Christopher R. Webb
- 904 F2D 699William Christopher Brown v. Harry J. Goodrick, Judge William N. Butler, Esquire Jay Tobin, Chief Chemist Carol E. Chance, Esquire
- 904 F2D 1534United States v. Perez-Garcia
- 904 F2D 128Votteler v. United States
- 904 F2D 107Cook v. United States
- 902 F2D 28Christopher English v. Harry L. Allsbrook, Jr.
- 902 F2D 1575United States v. Stordahl (Christopher Ken)
- 902 F2D 1574Myers v. Capps