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
- 230 F3D 1141Ecological Rights Foundation v. Pacific Lumber Co.
- 23 F3D 793United States v. Monaco
- 23 F3D 663William Crawford, Inc. v. Travelers Insurance
- 23 F3D 50United States v. Kaye
- 23 F3D 1336Nebraska v. Rural Electrification Administration
- 23 F3D 124Hininger v. Case Corp.
- 228 F3D 1057Howard v. Everex Systems, Inc.
- 228 F3D 1036Hooks v. Clark County School District
- 227 F3D 78Northview Motors, Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corp.
- 227 F3D 62Carpet Group International v. Oriental Rug Importers Ass'n, Inc.
- 227 F3D 619Landham v. Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc.
- 227 F3D 543United States v. Corrado
- 227 F3D 450United States Telecom Ass'n v. Federal Communications Commission
- 227 F3D 660United States v. Faasse
- 226 F3D 457United States v. Collins
- 225 F3D 637United States v. Moore
- 225 F3D 366Johnson v. West Suburban Bank
- 225 F3D 1349SIBIA Neurosciences, Inc. v. Cadus Pharmaceutical Corp.
- 224 F3D 621United States v. Jones
- 224 F3D 359Kennedy v. Tangipahoa Parish Library Board of Control
- 224 F3D 719Tidemann v. Nadler Golf Car Sales, Inc.
- 223 F3D 898Anastasoff v. United States
- 223 F3D 554United States v. Smith
- 223 F3D 165Semerenko v. Cendant Corp.
- 223 F3D 1074Blair v. City of Pomona
- 222 F3D 874Bischoff v. Osceola County
- 222 F3D 36Hamilton v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.
- 222 F3D 1133United States v. Talao
- 221 F3D 924Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. v. Mitsui & Co.
- 221 F3D 8Sustache-Rivera v. United States
- 221 F3D 449In re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB Litigation
- 221 F3D 19United States v. Kenrick
- 220 F3D 635United States v. Jackson
- 220 F3D 601Benkelman Telephone Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 220 F3D 1010Yong Ho Choi v. Gaston
- 22 F3D 163Youker v. Schoenenberger
- 22 F3D 1472Federal Deposit Insurance v. Hulsey
- 22 F3D 1365United States v. Mullins
- 22 F3D 1296Fagan v. City of Vineland
- 22 F3D 1283Fagan v. City of Vineland
- 22 F3D 1260Yeager's Fuel, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.
- 219 F3D 79Wight v. BankAmerica Corp.
- 219 F3D 1127United States v. Webb
- 219 F3D 104Hermès International v. Lederer de Paris Fifth Avenue, Inc.
- 218 F3D 496United States v. Drones
- 218 F3D 121Press v. Quick & Reilly, Inc.
- 217 F3D 353Stokes v. Emerson Electric Co.
- 217 F3D 162American Civil Liberties Union v. Reno
- 217 F3D 1262Deppe v. United Airlines
- 216 F3D 92Traction Wholesale Center Co. v. National Labor Relations Board