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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

978 F2D 585Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
978 F2D 1056JCA Partnership v. Wenzel Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
977 F2D 734Continental Casualty Co. v. Coastal Savings Bank
977 F2D 713Lamore v. Ives
977 F2D 572Graham v. Kaestner
977 F2D 37Harrington v. Almy
977 F2D 309Resolution Trust Corp. v. Ruggiero
977 F2D 235Brickner v. Voinovich
976 F2D 890United States v. Virginia
976 F2D 86Stewart v. Jackson & Nash
976 F2D 65Stowell v. Ives
976 F2D 341Hamilton v. O'Leary
975 F2D 985United States v. Collado
975 F2D 886Gersman v. Group Health Ass'n
975 F2D 72United States v. George
975 F2D 695Federal Deposit Insurance v. Geldermann, Inc.
975 F2D 48Lavoie v. Pacific Press & Shear Co.
975 F2D 261Stiver v. Parker
974 F2D 953United States v. Miller
974 F2D 1474United States v. Fuller
972 F2D 669National Truck Equipment Ass'n v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
972 F2D 580Parker & Parsley Petroleum Co. v. Dresser Industries
972 F2D 453Dedham Water Co. v. Cumberland Farms Dairy, Inc.
972 F2D 376Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
972 F2D 304Renaud v. Martin Marietta Corp.
972 F2D 1527Belmont International, Inc. v. American International Shoe Co.
972 F2D 1429Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. v. Campbell
972 F2D 1300Arachnid, Inc. v. Medalist Marketing Corp.
971 F2D 811Boston Car Co. v. Acura Automobile Division, American Honda Motor Co.
971 F2D 160Little Rock School District v. Pulaski County Special School District No. 1
971 F2D 1376United States v. James Daniel Good
970 F2D 924Bateman v. Federal Deposit Insurance
970 F2D 785Burrell v. Board of Trustees
970 F2D 58Irving Independent School District v. Packard Properties
970 F2D 1260Williams v. New Castle County
970 F2D 1162United States v. Vassell
970 F2D 1132United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
969 F2D 868Ash Creek Mining Co. v. Lujan
968 F2D 782United States v. Musacchio
968 F2D 1506United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers
968 F2D 1502Cipriano v. Board of Education
968 F2D 1472United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers
968 F2D 1291Carnegie Natural Gas Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
968 F2D 1265Frederick County Fruit Growers Ass'n v. Martin
968 F2D 1076Stevens v. Zant
968 F2D 1070Henderson v. Singletary
967 F2D 902United States v. Hill
967 F2D 841Clark v. K-Mart Corp.
967 F2D 233Agristor Financial Corp. v. Van Sickle
967 F2D 1264Tashima v. Administrative Office of the United States Courts