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
- 893 F2D 459Donatelli v. National Hockey League
- 893 F2D 1434Leecan v. Lopes
- 892 F2D 75United States v. Saleem
- 892 F2D 1047United States v. Kim Walker, AKA Leon Jackson, Jake Stokes, Lee Scoggins, Carol Jones
- 892 F2D 1047United States v. Benedict
- 892 F2D 1045Fritz v. Sumner
- 892 F2D 1045Walt Foster Dulles v. David S. Tappan Christopher E. Cobey Fluor Corporation Fluor Engineers, Inc. Peter Guest
- 891 F2D 810Bolt v. Halifax Hospital Medical Center
- 891 F2D 296United States v. Christopher Lowe
- 891 F2D 1414United States v. Hernandez-Alvarado
- 890 F2D 735Bernard v. Gulf Oil Corp.
- 890 F2D 511United States v. Eaton
- 890 F2D 273Zuchel v. Spinharney
- 890 F2D 1050Outman v. United States
- 889 F2D 1258United States v. 4492 South Livonia Road
- 888 F2D 1493Stockstill v. Petty Ray Geophysical, Division of Geosource, Inc.
- 888 F2D 130Korte v. Chico Unified School District a R I Xxx
- 888 F2D 118Matia v. Carpet Transport, Inc.
- 888 F2D 1076United States v. Swidan
- 887 F2D 902Miller v. Christopher
- 887 F2D 55United States v. Garza
- 887 F2D 1576Jones v. Miles Laboratories, Inc.
- 887 F2D 1407Smith v. Zant
- 887 F2D 1082United States v. Osemme
- 886 F2D 1316Rodman v. Dalton
- 885 F2D 877Harris v. Dugger
- 885 F2D 866Anthony J. Spodnick v. State of South Carolina
- 885 F2D 865Lucas v. Woolford
- 885 F2D 865Paramount Industrial Companies, Inc. v. Furniture & Carpetland, Inc.
- 884 F2D 580Smith v. Montgomery
- 884 F2D 271Hill v. McIntyre
- 884 F2D 1388Haller v. Green Mountain Cabins, Inc.
- 884 F2D 1387Ameribank Savings Bank v. Gh Satterfield
- 884 F2D 1297United States v. Jordan
- 883 F2D 801United States v. Mines
- 883 F2D 70Polycarp Christopher Tizhe v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service