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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

122 F3D 363Marks v. CDW Computer Centers, Inc.
122 F3D 1367Andrews v. United States
121 F3D 373Von Kerssenbrock-Praschma v. Saunders
121 F3D 160Lovern v. General Motors Corp.
120 F3D 988Russ v. Standard Insurance
120 F3D 834Allstate Insurance v. Burrough
120 F3D 341United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America
120 F3D 339United States v. Shumard
120 F3D 1263Doe v. Pataki
120 F3D 1140Motorcity of Jacksonville, Ltd. v. Southeast Bank N.A.
12 F3D 92Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Chicago Housing Authority
12 F3D 58Metropolitan Wholesale Supply, Inc. v. M/V Royal Rainbow
12 F3D 360United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
12 F3D 1549Clark v. Balcor Real Estate Finance, Inc.
119 F3D 23Paquin v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n
119 F3D 210United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
119 F3D 1205United States v. Robinson
119 F3D 1219Meadows v. Securities & Exchange Commission
119 F3D 106Egan v. Weiss
118 F3D 495United States v. Sassanelli
118 F3D 245Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District v. Michael F.
118 F3D 1577Christopher Pangalos v. Prudential Insurance Company of America
118 F3D 1289First National Bank v. Allen
118 F3D 1109Bauer v. Varity Dayton-Walther Corp.
117 F3D 73United States of America v. Mele
117 F3D 555Illinois Public Telecommunications Ass'n v. Federal Communications Commission
117 F3D 449Morris v. Crow
117 F3D 287Sykes v. Columbus & Greenville Railway
117 F3D 24United States v. Mackey
117 F3D 1429United States v. Johnson
117 F3D 1044United States v. Harvey
116 F3D 292United States v. Depoister
116 F3D 225Fitzgerald v. Chrysler Corp.
116 F3D 22Moulton v. Rival Co.
115 F3D 1151United States v. Howard
114 F3D 228United States v. Thomas
114 F3D 1410In re Burlington Coat Factory Securities Litigation
114 F3D 122Pouch v. Burlington Northern, Inc.
114 F3D 1173Christopher Rose, a Minor, by His Parents and Next Friends, Robert Rose, Patricia Rose, Robert Rose, Patricia Rose v. Chester County Intermediate Unit
114 F3D 1172Raymond Hines v. Somerdale Police Dept., Detective Christopher Campbell, Police Chief Pope
113 F3D 8United States v. Writers & Research, Inc.
113 F3D 770McKinney v. Indiana Michigan Power Co.
113 F3D 565Lindsey v. Dow Chemical Co.
113 F3D 444Brown v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
113 F3D 1302United States v. Bobowick
112 F3D 758United States v. Bailey
112 F3D 695Rhone Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Newman Glass Works
112 F3D 626United States v. McKie
112 F3D 600United States v. Larson
112 F3D 342United States v. Armstrong