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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
- 867 F2D 1517Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District v. Johnson & Cravens, 13911, Inc.
- 867 F2D 1393National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. v. United States
- 866 F2D 821Bitkowski v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
- 866 F2D 587United States v. Theodoropoulos
- 866 F2D 283Pack Concrete, Inc. v. Cunningham
- 866 F2D 1538United States v. Santoro
- 865 F2D 705Panaconti Shipping Co., S.A. v. M/v Ypapanti, Her Engine, Tackle, and Apparel, Etc., in Rem
- 865 F2D 278American Insurance v. Clarke
- 864 F2D 933Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Massachusetts
- 864 F2D 329Southern National Bank of North Carolina v. United Pacific Insurance
- 864 F2D 1191Pomeroy v. United States
- 863 F2D 551Schultz v. Connery
- 863 F2D 1241Cotton v. Mansour
- 863 F2D 1225Daniel Henry v. S/s Bermuda Star, Etc., Ramon Rodriguez Alvarez v. Bahama Cruise Lines, Inc.
- 862 F2D 63Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. Brock
- 862 F2D 448Cirillo v. Arco Chemical Co.
- 862 F2D 330International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Interstate Commerce Commission
- 861 F2D 270Hazardous Waste Treatment Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- 861 F2D 1522United States v. Pedin
- 861 F2D 1379Eastern Energy, Inc. v. Unico Oil & Gas, Inc.
- 861 F2D 1233Connolly v. Maryland Casualty Co.
- 861 F2D 1163Roberts v. College of Desert
- 860 F2D 300Deupree v. Iliff
- 860 F2D 1528Smith v. Endell
- 858 F2D 531Blanco-Lopez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 858 F2D 1317Thompkins v. Stuttgart School District # 22
- 858 F2D 1010Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District v. Johnson & Cravens, 13911, Inc.
- 856 F2D 975United States v. D'Antoni
- 856 F2D 753Cravens v. County of Wood
- 855 F2D 524United States v. Mansion House Center North Redevelopment Co.
- 854 F2D 321Bedoni v. Navajo-Hopi Indian Relocation Commission
- 853 F2D 171Polk v. Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit 16
- 853 F2D 1130Mullen v. Princess Anne Volunteer Fire Co.
- 853 F2D 1007Bath Memorial Hospital v. Maine Health Care Finance Commission
- 851 F2D 999Husch v. Szabo Food Service Co.
- 851 F2D 780Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. PYA/Monarch of Texas, Inc.
- 851 F2D 736Dodson v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
- 851 F2D 47Mason v. General Brown Central School District
- 851 F2D 1369State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. King
- 850 F2D 917Farid v. Smith
- 850 F2D 825Venturelli v. Cincinnati, Inc.
- 850 F2D 215Mercantile National Bank at Dallas v. Bradford Trust Co.
- 850 F2D 1573Allied Corp. v. United States International Trade Commission
- 850 F2D 1500United States v. Alexander
- 850 F2D 1345Pope v. Savings Bank of Puget Sound
- 849 F2D 765Asbestec Construction Services, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- 849 F2D 665National Ass'n for Better Broadcasting v. Federal Communications Commission
- 849 F2D 657Foshee v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
- 849 F2D 179Sheets v. Yamaha Motors Corp.
- 849 F2D 1210Teamsters Union Local 287 v. Frito-Lay, Inc.