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
- 35 F3D 1208United States v. Mounts
- 35 F3D 1171Kernats v. O'Sullivan
- 349 F3D 563Depover v. Barnhart
- 349 F3D 540McCown v. St. John's Health System, Inc.
- 349 F3D 277Tom-Lin Enterprises, Inc. v. Sunoco, Inc. (R&M)
- 349 F3D 175National Labor Relations Board v. Transpersonnel, Inc.
- 349 F3D 1260Jones v. Barnhart
- 349 F3D 1191Ileto v. Glock Inc.
- 348 F3D 281United States v. Marshall
- 347 F3D 922Park B. Smith, Ltd. v. United States
- 347 F3D 610Seaway Food Town, Inc. v. Medical Mutual
- 347 F3D 619Community Health Plan v. Mosser
- 346 F3D 360Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, U.S., L.L.C. v. Nackel
- 346 F3D 1033Georgia Power Co. v. Teleport Communications Atlanta, Inc.
- 345 F3D 59United States v. Jackson
- 345 F3D 154World Trade Center Properties, LLC v. Hartford Fire Insurance
- 345 F3D 1315In re Ford Motor Co.
- 344 F3D 738Asa-Brandt, Inc. v. ADM Investor Services, Inc.
- 344 F3D 458Ross v. Citifinancial, Inc.
- 343 F3D 951Hensala v. Department of the Air Force
- 343 F3D 881Walls v. Amerisure Mutual Insurance
- 343 F3D 223Williams v. Price
- 343 F3D 685Wash v. Johnson
- 343 F3D 18Massachusetts Carpenters Central Collection Agency v. A.A. Building Erectors, Inc.
- 342 F3D 313United States v. Abdi
- 342 F3D 378Christopher v. Miles
- 342 F3D 207Ogbudimkpa v. Ashcroft
- 342 F3D 1073Idaho Coalition United for Bears v. Cenarrussa
- 341 F3D 745Ostrander v. Duggan
- 341 F3D 126Hardy v. Walsh Manning Securities, L.L.C.
- 341 F3D 1253Republic of Honduras v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
- 341 F3D 1202Winnebago Tribe v. Stovall
- 340 F3D 998Michael Ray Lounsbury v. Frank S. Thompson
- 340 F3D 903United States v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co.
- 340 F3D 72Transportation Alternatives, Inc. v. City of New York
- 340 F3D 501Lowry v. Securities & Exchange Commission
- 340 F3D 441Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. Bie
- 340 F3D 1344Electronics for Imaging, Inc. v. Coyle
- 340 F3D 1279Chappell v. Rich
- 34 F3D 91United States v. Articles of Banned Hazardous Substances Consisting of an Undetermined Number of Cans of Rainbow Foam Paint
- 34 F3D 683United States v. Bailey
- 34 F3D 333Freeman v. Laventhol & Horwath
- 34 F3D 1114City of New York v. United States Deptartment of Commerce
- 339 F3D 814Rojas-Garcia v. Ashcroft
- 337 F3D 1115Ms. S. v. Vashon Island School District
- 336 F3D 749Cornish v. Blakey
- 336 F3D 360Brooks v. Raymond Dugat Co. L C
- 335 F3D 99Green-Younger v. Barnhart
- 335 F3D 904Flores v. American Seafoods Co.
- 335 F3D 497International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 519 v. United Parcel Service, Inc.