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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
- 155 F3D 35United States v. Allen
- 155 F3D 107Securities & Exchange Commission v. U.S. Environmental, Inc.
- 155 F3D 1041Newyear v. Church Insurance
- 154 F3D 16First American Corp. v. Price Waterhouse LLP
- 154 F3D 1129Daniels v. Apfel
- 154 F3D 173Vathekan v. Prince George's County
- 153 F3D 627Riley v. St. Louis County
- 153 F3D 16United States v. Bleznak
- 153 F3D 1222Twigg v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
- 153 F3D 1First USA v. Lamanna
- 152 F3D 877First Security Bank v. Union Pacific Railroad
- 152 F3D 192United States v. Bouyea
- 152 F3D 1324United States v. Mills
- 152 F3D 1018Young v. Warner-Jenkinson Co.
- 150 F3D 873Ware v. Jackson County
- 150 F3D 689Taylor v. Quality Hyundai, Inc.
- 150 F3D 668United States v. Collins
- 150 F3D 389Trinity American Corp. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
- 150 F3D 459United States v. Myers
- 150 F3D 1278Reliance Insurance v. Mast Construction Co.
- 150 F3D 1120Kiernan v. Zurich Companies
- 15 F3D 779Estate of Robertson v. Commissioner
- 15 F3D 664Hunger ex rel. Hunger v. Leininger
- 15 F3D 38Christopher v. Davis Beach Co.
- 15 F3D 254Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union v. Securities & Exchange Commission
- 15 F3D 200Horsley v. Mobil Oil Corp.
- 149 F3D 494Johnson v. Jones
- 149 F3D 148Austin v. Ford Models, Inc.
- 148 F3D 113Diamondstone v. Macaluso
- 148 F3D 1036Scheerer v. Hardee's Food Systems, Inc.
- 147 F3D 791Ahmed v. United States
- 147 F3D 498United States v. Kushmaul
- 147 F3D 447Hal Antillen N.V. v. Mount Ymitos MS
- 147 F3D 592Collins v. Ralston Purina Co.
- 147 F3D 195Thomson v. Larson
- 147 F3D 184Grandon v. Merrill Lynch & Co.
- 147 F3D 1352Earth Island Institute v. Albright
- 147 F3D 103Heil v. Santoro
- 146 F3D 502United States v. Bonanno
- 146 F3D 1320Yang v. Government Employees Insurance
- 146 F3D 123Wenger v. Canastota Central School District
- 146 F3D 118McCarthy v. Doe
- 145 F3D 90Bastek v. Federal Crop Insurance
- 145 F3D 511Beggs v. Rossi
- 145 F3D 572Davis v. Apfel
- 145 F3D 1410Microwave Acquisition Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 145 F3D 1283Broaddus v. Florida Power Corp.
- 144 F3D 984Southwestern Pennsylvania Growth Alliance v. Browner
- 144 F3D 898Kuhlman Electric Corp. v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America
- 144 F3D 75Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. Federal Communications Commission