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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- 190 F3D 416United States v. Mahan
- 190 F3D 188United States v. Gibbs
- 19 F3D 1238United States v. Scott
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- 189 F3D 160Joel G. Freeman v. Glaxo Wellcome, Inc.
- 189 F3D 1130Proyecto San Pablo v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 188 F3D 748United States v. Brack
- 188 F3D 652Hollins v. Atlantic Co.
- 188 F3D 401Grand Rapids Plastics, Inc. v. Lakian
- 188 F3D 1178United States v. Yazzie
- 187 F3D 344United States v. Fordham
- 187 F3D 1096San Jose Mercury News, Inc. v. U.S. District Court-Northern District (San Jose)
- 186 F3D 770United States v. Manske
- 186 F3D 346Northview Motors, Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corp.
- 186 F3D 1253Robbins v. Jefferson County School District R-1
- 186 F3D 1119United States v. McIver
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- 183 F3D 1291United States v. Wilson
- 183 F3D 1141Camp v. United States Bureau of Land Management
- 182 F3D 987Goodman v. Federal Communications Commission
- 182 F3D 63United States v. Salimonu
- 182 F3D 485United States v. Walker
- 182 F3D 30Exxon Co., U.S.A. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 182 F3D 1224U.S. West, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 182 F3D 1Federal Deposit Insurance v. Bender
- 181 F3D 826United States v. Messino
- 181 F3D 152United States v. Gilbert
- 181 F3D 1370QUALCOMM Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 181 F3D 1250Jennings v. BIC Corp.
- 181 F3D 1041Sana v. Hawaiian Cruises Ltd.
- 180 F3D 770DePiero v. City of Macedonia
- 180 F3D 314Beehive Telephone Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 180 F3D 307Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 18 F3D 790Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc. v. Insurance Commissioner of the California
- 18 F3D 65United States v. Reyes
- 18 F3D 337Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service, Inc. v. Babin
- 18 F3D 208United States v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- 18 F3D 1436Meroney v. Delta International Machinery Corp.
- 18 F3D 111Resolution Trust Corp. v. Diamond
- 179 F3D 941Beehive Telephone Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
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