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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- 79 F3D 553United States v. James
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- 79 F3D 39Union Automobile Indemnity Ass'n v. Shields
- 79 F3D 338United States v. Millar
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- 79 F3D 26Singleton v. Guangzhou Ocean Shipping Co.
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- 75 F3D 49Den Norske Bank AS v. First National Bank
- 75 F3D 242United States v. Cobleigh
- 75 F3D 118United States v. One Parcel of Property Located at 121 Allen Place
- 74 F3D 854Rine & Rine Auctioneers, Inc. v. Douglas County Bank & Trust Co.
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