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
- 370 F3D 932Sun v. Ashcroft
- 370 F3D 860Ileto v. Glock Inc.
- 370 F3D 829United States v. Universal Fruits & Vegetables Corp.
- 370 F3D 703United States v. Mayes
- 370 F3D 454United States v. Huff
- 370 F3D 124Ortega v. Star-Kist Foods, Inc.
- 370 F3D 1131Honeywell International Inc. v. Hamilton Sundstrand Corp.
- 370 F3D 1086Raney v. Allstate Insurance
- 37 F3D 970United States v. Conley
- 37 F3D 881American Geophysical Union v. Texaco Inc.
- 37 F3D 9Mayes v. Chrysler Credit Corp.
- 37 F3D 32United States v. Leonard
- 37 F3D 1531Jersey Shore Broadcasting Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 37 F3D 1222United States v. Lilly
- 37 F3D 12Carparts Distribution Center, Inc. v. Automotive Wholesaler's Ass'n of New England, Inc.
- 369 F3D 811Dixon v. Coburg Dairy, Inc.
- 369 F3D 1318Gardiner, Kamya & Associates, P.C. v. Jackson
- 368 F3D 985Fortune Funding, LLC v. Ceridian Corp.
- 368 F3D 820Duncan v. Barnhart
- 368 F3D 59United States v. Jackson
- 368 F3D 533United States v. DeJohn
- 368 F3D 289In re Kensington International Ltd.
- 368 F3D 228GSC Partners CDO Fund v. Washington
- 367 F3D 588Bell v. Marinko
- 367 F3D 409United States v. Parsons
- 367 F3D 1061Smithfield Foods, Inc. v. Miller
- 367 F3D 1252Taurus Holdings, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
- 367 F3D 1013Ehlis v. Shire Richwood, Inc.
- 366 F3D 1245Cogdell v. Wyeth
- 365 F3D 1293Lifestar Ambulance Service, Inc. v. United States
- 365 F3D 1284Murray v. U.S. Bank Trust National Ass'n
- 364 F3D 274Karaha Bodas Co. v. Perusahaan Pertambangan Minyak Dan Gas Bumi Negara
- 364 F3D 1057Eyak Native Village v. Daley
- 363 F3D 89Cobb v. Pozzi
- 363 F3D 77Cariglia v. Hertz Equipment Rental Corp.
- 363 F3D 363United States v. Adams
- 363 F3D 237United States v. Wright
- 363 F3D 1048Beaver v. Clingman
- 362 F3D 817Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America v. Thompson
- 362 F3D 739Allapattah Services, Inc. v. Exxon Corp.
- 362 F3D 551United States v. Universal Fruits & Vegetables Corp.
- 362 F3D 338Tetra Applied Technologies, L.P. v. Louisiana Workers Compensation Corp.
- 362 F3D 1338Arnold Partnership v. Dudas
- 362 F3D 1008McCarthy v. Option One Mortgage Corp.
- 361 F3D 629Country Best v. Christopher Ranch, LLC
- 361 F3D 305United States v. Certain Land Situated
- 361 F3D 146Lutwin v. Thompson
- 360 F3D 53Candelario Ramos v. Baxter Healthcare Corp. of Puerto Rico, Inc.
- 360 F3D 355Zaremba v. General Motors Corp.
- 360 F3D 1319Christopher Village, L.P. v. United States