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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

178 F3D 1315Kooritzky v. Herman
177 F3D 963United States v. Rhodes
177 F3D 351PYCA Industries, Inc. v. Harrison County Waste Water Management District
177 F3D 161Anker Energy Corp. v. Consolidation Coal Co.
177 F3D 136Connecticut General Life Insurance v. Commissioner
177 F3D 1310McAndrew v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
177 F3D 1251United States v. Hill
177 F3D 1057U S West Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
176 F3D 941United States v. United States Currency Deposited In Account No. 1115000763247 for Active Trade Co.
176 F3D 776Harrison v. Westinghouse Savannah River Co.
176 F3D 52United States v. Diaz
176 F3D 474Christopher A. Wilkins v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
176 F3D 1336Loyd v. Alabama Department of Corrections
176 F3D 125Wimmer v. Suffolk County Police Department
176 F3D 1102Brown v. Home Insurance
175 F3D 680Snyder v. Freight, Construction, General Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers, Local No. 287
175 F3D 671United States v. Lewis County
175 F3D 518United States v. Kahn
174 F3D 911United States v. Sims
173 F3D 94Devlin v. Transportation Communications International Union
173 F3D 820Nichols v. Hopper
173 F3D 357Neshewat v. Salem
173 F3D 175Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union Local 54 v. Elsinore Shore Associates
173 F3D 104Selletti v. Carey
172 F3D 630United States v. Stolee
172 F3D 1352AT&T Corp. v. Excel Communications, Inc.
172 F3D 104Daggett v. Commission on Governmental Ethics & Election Practices
171 F3D 939Baker v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance
171 F3D 826In re Grand Jury Empaneling of the Special Grand Jury
171 F3D 514United States v. Brisk
171 F3D 432Automobile Mechanics' Local No. 701 v. Auto Truck, Inc.
171 F3D 1249Snapper, Inc. v. Redan
170 F3D 734Johnson v. Zema Systems Corp.
170 F3D 466Thomas v. Taylor
170 F3D 167Latino Officers Ass'n v. Safir
170 F3D 1156Russell v. Men's Wearhouse, Inc.
170 F3D 1111Berger v. Iron Workers Reinforced Rodmen, Local 201
170 F3D 1Rosenberg v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
17 F3D 1502City of Grapevine v. Department of Transportation
17 F3D 1241Earth Island Institute v. Brown
17 F3D 1012Marx v. M & I Bank of Watertown
169 F3D 763United States v. Cisneros
169 F3D 136United States v. Ackert
169 F3D 1292Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Slater
168 F3D 998Shepherd v. Slater Steels Corp.
168 F3D 836United States v. Richardson
168 F3D 478Christopher J. Benz v. Securities and Exchange Commission
168 F3D 423American Civil Liberties Union v. Barnes
168 F3D 405University of South Alabama v. American Tobacco Co.
168 F3D 241Wheeler v. Miller