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
- 274 F3D 148Adams v. City of Norfolk
- 273 F3D 429Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Corley
- 272 F3D 104National Electrical Manufacturers Ass'n v. Sorrell
- 271 F3D 262American Bankers Ass'n v. National Credit Union Administration
- 271 F3D 172United States v. Carr
- 271 F3D 1357Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co. v. United States
- 271 F3D 1236United States v. Adams
- 270 F3D 863Carson Harbor Village, Ltd. v. Unocal Corp.
- 270 F3D 1200United States v. Boswell
- 27 F3D 911Virgin Islands Housing Authority v. Coastal General Construction Services Corp.
- 27 F3D 1219United States v. Evans
- 269 F3D 1098Verizon Telephone Companies v. Federal Communications Commission
- 269 F3D 1086United States v. Venable
- 268 F3D 728United States v. Michaud
- 268 F3D 346Weinberger v. United States
- 267 F3D 331Comuso v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
- 267 F3D 181Caputo v. Pfizer, Inc.
- 266 F3D 587United States v. Alvarez
- 266 F3D 45United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America
- 266 F3D 37United States v. Tierney
- 266 F3D 131County of Suffolk v. Alcorn
- 266 F3D 1242United States v. Ali
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- 265 F3D 366Weston v. Ameribank
- 264 F3D 532United States v. Fix
- 264 F3D 21Hamilton v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.
- 264 F3D 1071Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc. v. United States
- 263 F3D 1205Mauldin v. WorldCom, Inc.
- 262 F3D 897Patelco Credit Union v. Sahni
- 262 F3D 305United States v. Wilson
- 262 F3D 227Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Riley
- 262 F3D 222Turner v. City of Philadelphia
- 262 F3D 195Girden v. Sandals International
- 262 F3D 1217United States v. Hansen
- 262 F3D 22Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Worcester Peat Co.
- 261 F3D 330W.R. Grace & Co. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
- 261 F3D 1United States v. Davis
- 260 F3D 150United States v. Desena
- 26 F3D 471Malone v. Microdyne Corp.
- 26 F3D 19Benfield v. Mocatta Metals Corp.
- 26 F3D 1129Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 259 F3D 766Indiana Civil Liberties Union v. O'Bannon
- 259 F3D 655United States v. Hodges
- 259 F3D 503United States v. Crozier
- 258 F3D 1024Pool Water Products v. Olin Corp.
- 257 F3D 171Castellano v. Young & Rubicam, Inc.
- 257 F3D 1249Lucas v. W.W. Grainger, Inc.
- 257 F3D 1071Environmental Protection Information Center, Inc. v. Pacific Lumber Co.
- 256 F3D 231United States v. Stewart
- 255 F3D 890United States v. Webb