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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
- 849 F2D 1059Federal Enterprises, Inc. v. Greyhound Leasing & Financial Corp.
- 848 F2D 462United States v. Owens
- 848 F2D 436National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
- 848 F2D 1364Florence L. Barbetta, and James D. Barbetta v. S/s Bermuda Star, in Rem, Her Engines, Tackle, and MacHinery Etc.
- 848 F2D 1132Ross v. Bank South, N.A.
- 847 F2D 795Nickson Industries, Inc. v. Rol Manufacturing Co.
- 847 F2D 589Adams v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
- 846 F2D 241Thorne v. Bailey
- 845 F2D 919United States v. Inco Bank & Trust Corp.
- 845 F2D 163Wilson v. Cross
- 845 F2D 1015Sine v. Manno
- 844 F2D 1132Hawkins v. Lynaugh
- 843 F2D 840Caprock Plains Federal Bank Ass'n v. Farm Credit Administration
- 843 F2D 815Grimes v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.
- 843 F2D 795National Labor Relations Board v. Greensboro News & Record, Inc.
- 843 F2D 1311Federal Deposit Insurance v. Antonio
- 843 F2D 1019United States v. Archer
- 842 F2D 685United States v. Panhandle Eastern Corp.
- 842 F2D 291Zaklama v. Mt. Sinai Medical Center
- 842 F2D 1496Lilly v. Harris-Teeter Supermarket
- 842 F2D 1052Kerr Center Parents Ass'n v. Charles
- 841 F2D 837United States v. Matra
- 841 F2D 20Massachusetts v. Newbury Cafe, Inc.
- 841 F2D 1062Garcia v. Public Health Trust
- 840 F2D 787Afm Corporation, a Florida Corporation v. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, a New York Corporation
- 840 F2D 26Washington Post Co. v. United States Department of State
- 840 F2D 1284Acwoo International Steel Corp. v. Toko Kaiun Kaish, Ltd.
- 839 F2D 47Securities Industry Ass'n v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- 839 F2D 42Psi Metals, Inc., and D. Christopher McDermott v. Firemen's Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey
- 839 F2D 1383Sheftelman v. Standard Metals Corp.
- 838 F2D 1530Jon S. Miller, Cross-Appellee v. Richard L. Dugger, Cross-Appellant
- 837 F2D 892Board of Trustees of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund v. Lafrenz
- 837 F2D 980Ross v. Bank South, N.A.
- 837 F2D 637United States v. Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
- 837 F2D 561Creative Bath Products, Inc. v. Connecticut General Life Insurance
- 837 F2D 1469Jackson v. Dugger
- 836 F2D 200United States v. Reckmeyer
- 835 F2D 840Christopher Demos v. W.E. Johnson, Warden
- 835 F2D 292Century Communications Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 835 F2D 121Boudreaux v. Unionmutual Stock Life Insurance Co. of America
- 835 F2D 1175Davis v. Holly
- 834 F2D 998Galloway Farms, Inc. v. United States
- 834 F2D 92United States v. James
- 834 F2D 884United Association Of Journeymen And Apprentices Of The Plumbing And Pipe Fitting Industry Of The United States And Canada, Local Number 57 v. Bechtel Power Corporation
- 834 F2D 7Rizzuto v. Joy Manufacturing Co.
- 834 F2D 186Central Television, Inc. And Wtwv, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Beam Broadcasters, Ltd., Intervenor
- 833 F2D 8Rodriguez v. SK & F Co.
- 833 F2D 102Printing Specialties & Paper Products Union Local 680 v. Nabisco Brands, Inc.
- 832 F2D 1391Lama Drilling Co., Inc. v. Latham Exploration Co., Inc., James A. Latham v. Latham Exploration Co., Inc., Habitation Le Clerc, Inc. v. Latham Exploration Co., Inc., Silverkey Drilling Company, Inc. v. Latham Exploration Co., Inc., Latham Employees Trust Fund v. Latham Exploration Co., Inc.
- 832 F2D 132Joslin v. Secretary of the Department of the Treasury