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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

89 F3D 761Cooper v. Smith
89 F3D 63United States v. Patasnik
88 F3D 376Yeager v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance
88 F3D 288United States v. Mizell
88 F3D 1350United States v. Ford
87 F3D 954United States v. Jones
87 F3D 905Conover v. Lein
87 F3D 1389Lashawn A. v. Barry
87 F3D 1456Busse Broadcasting Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
87 F3D 1429Weaver v. United States Information Agency
87 F3D 116Pittman v. Nelms
86 F3D 70United States v. Durham
86 F3D 459Martco Partnership v. Lincoln National Life Insurance
86 F3D 309United States v. Kirvan
86 F3D 271United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
86 F3D 1166Burns v. Vedder
85 F3D 985United States v. One Parcel of Property Located at 194 Quaker Farms Road
85 F3D 634Christopher v. City of Chula Vista
85 F3D 626Christopher v. Diamond Benefits Life Ins. Co.
85 F3D 1537Ledbetter v. First State Bank & Trust Co.
84 F3D 985Neumann v. Jordan
84 F3D 816United States v. Parrish
84 F3D 734Castano v. American Tobacco Co.
84 F3D 372Reliance Insurance v. Mast Construction Co.
84 F3D 152Smith v. Texas Children's Hospital
84 F3D 1294Turner v. Small Business Administration
84 F3D 1143Denbicare U.S.A. Inc. v. Toys "R" US, Inc.
84 F3D 1047Gopher Oil Co. v. Bunker
84 F3D 1035Buchanan v. Little Rock School District
83 F3D 999Duckworth v. Ford
83 F3D 594Artway v. Attorney General
83 F3D 488United States v. Jimenez Martinez
83 F3D 434United States v. Futrell
83 F3D 196United States v. Wade
83 F3D 1517Scheidemann v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
83 F3D 1317Motorcity of Jacksonville, Ltd. v. Southeast Bank N.A.
83 F3D 1013Little Rock School District v. Pulaski County Special School District, # 1
82 F3D 812DCS Sanitation Management, Inc. v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission
82 F3D 731Eliasen v. Itel Corp.
82 F3D 670Federal Deposit Insurance v. Booth
82 F3D 624United States v. Leahy
82 F3D 265Doe v. Wright
82 F3D 1431Freedom to Travel Campaign v. Newcomb
81 F3D 798United Paperworkers International Union v. Champion International Corp.
81 F3D 775United States v. White
81 F3D 437Hughes River Watershed Conservancy v. Glickman
81 F3D 1235Artway v. Attorney General of New Jersey
81 F3D 1387Acorn v. Edwards
81 F3D 1412PYCA Industries, Inc. v. Harrison County Waste Water Management District
80 F3D 90U.S. Underwriters Insurance v. Liberty Mutual Insurance