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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- 72 F3D 1200United States v. Fields
- 71 F3D 39Hope Furnace Associates, Inc. v. Federal Deposit Insurance
- 71 F3D 1269United States v. Barry
- 71 F3D 1134Sidwell v. Express Container Services, Inc.
- 70 F3D 390Texas v. Thompson
- 70 F3D 353United States v. Anderson
- 70 F3D 325Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.
- 70 F3D 1566Clajon Production Corp. v. Petera
- 70 F3D 110Boyle v. Brown University
- 70 F3D 1005Prosser v. Ross
- 7 F3D 679United States v. Marin
- 7 F3D 44Epps v. NCNB Texas
- 7 F3D 460United States v. Broadus
- 7 F3D 420United States v. Nnanna
- 7 F3D 184Raymond v. Mobil Oil Corp.
- 7 F3D 1309United States v. Markling
- 69 F3D 583Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission
- 69 F3D 556LaShawn A. v. Barry
- 69 F3D 298Total TV v. Palmer Communications, Inc.
- 68 F3D 478Delbruegge v. Cytron
- 68 F3D 382Connett v. Justus Enterprises of Kansas, Inc.
- 68 F3D 1558Dade v. North American Philips Corp.
- 68 F3D 1124Sterling v. Wood
- 67 F3D 816Auvil v. CBS "60 Minutes"
- 67 F3D 460United States v. Leonard
- 67 F3D 377Pro-Choice Network of Western New York v. Schenck
- 67 F3D 341Alexis v. McDonald's Restaurants of Massachusetts, Inc.
- 66 F3D 997Brownlow v. Groose
- 66 F3D 470Rodriguez v. Phillips
- 66 F3D 331Christopher Wilson v. Paul K. Delo
- 66 F3D 241Chauffeurs, Sales Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers Union Local 572, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Weslock Corp.
- 65 F3D 973Monarch Life Insurance v. Ropes & Gray
- 65 F3D 402Wilson v. Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs ex rel. Veterans Canteen Services
- 65 F3D 1381American Suzuki Motor Corp. v. Bill Kummer, Inc.
- 64 F3D 804United States v. Cancelmo
- 63 F3D 287Gilliam v. Foster
- 63 F3D 1391United States v. Murdock
- 63 F3D 1318Penn Advertising of Baltimore, Inc. v. Mayor of Baltimore
- 63 F3D 1129Johnson v. Watts Regulator Co.
- 62 F3D 59United States v. $500,000 in United States Currency
- 62 F3D 287Stockmeier v. Angelone
- 62 F3D 1441Achernar Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 62 F3D 1367Tisdale v. United States
- 62 F3D 133First Gibraltar Bank, FSB v. Smith
- 62 F3D 1259DePaoli v. Commissioner
- 62 F3D 110United States v. Clark
- 62 F3D 1009United States v. Martin
- 61 F3D 757Frymire v. Ampex Corporation
- 61 F3D 142United States v. Dodge
- 61 F3D 131United States v. Rivera