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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
- 992 F2D 46National Labor Relations Board v. R & H Coal Co.
- 992 F2D 445United States v. Salameh
- 992 F2D 1439Moore, Owen, Thomas & Co. v. Coffey
- 992 F2D 1347Mylett v. Mullican
- 991 F2D 645Phelps v. Field Real Estate Company
- 990 F2D 711United States v. Alcan Aluminum Corp.
- 990 F2D 1319LaShawn A. ex rel. Moore v. Kelly
- 990 F2D 1207Vineyard v. County of Murray
- 989 F2D 885Deaton v. Montgomery County
- 989 F2D 652Shawley v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.
- 989 F2D 572Seetransport Wiking Trader Schiffarhtsgesellschaft MBH & Co. v. Navimpex Centrala Navala
- 989 F2D 541Atlantic Track & Turnout Co. v. Perini Corp.
- 989 F2D 202United States v. Ferguson
- 989 F2D 1227Nofziger Communications, Inc. v. Birks ex rel. Wynmark Trust
- 989 F2D 1180Amendola v. Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services
- 988 F2D 685United States v. Martinez
- 988 F2D 627Public Service Credit Union v. Ernest
- 988 F2D 607Rogers v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n, International
- 988 F2D 1355United States v. Custis
- 987 F2D 975Berner International Corp. v. Mars Sales Co.
- 987 F2D 697United States v. Thomas
- 987 F2D 1216Dalton v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
- 986 F2D 15United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America
- 986 F2D 1401Madigan v. Hobin Lumber Co.
- 986 F2D 1341Kiamichi Railroad v. National Mediation Board
- 985 F2D 946United States v. Tagbering
- 985 F2D 621United States v. Portalla
- 985 F2D 1333United States v. Adebayo
- 984 F2D 71Bravman v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.
- 984 F2D 643United States v. Sallee
- 984 F2D 1453United States v. Dent
- 984 F2D 1201Alley v. Resolution Trust Corp.
- 984 F2D 1129Burger v. Zant
- 983 F2D 901Resolution Trust Corp. v. Lipton
- 983 F2D 78United States v. Hayes
- 983 F2D 741Deutsch v. Burlington Northern Railroad
- 983 F2D 235United States v. Plummer
- 983 F2D 1075Chapman v. Chaparral Mobile Village Associates
- 983 F2D 1051Payson v. Ryan
- 982 F2D 514Hills Materials Co. v. Rice
- 982 F2D 173United States v. Superior Growers Supply, Incorporated Jeffrey A. Gibson Christopher D. Schneider Derick Hall
- 981 F2D 305Radaszewski v. Telecom Corp.
- 981 F2D 281United States v. Strozier
- 980 F2D 585Ash v. Lake Oswego School District
- 980 F2D 1409Atlanta Athletic Club v. Commissioner
- 980 F2D 1043Resident Council of Allen Parkway Village v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development
- 979 F2D 970United States v. McAusland
- 979 F2D 369United States v. Follin
- 979 F2D 187Amica Mutual Insurance v. Bourgault
- 979 F2D 1187Allison v. Ticor Title Insurance