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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
- 832 F2D 1285American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 832 F2D 1201Public Service Co. of New Mexico v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 831 F2D 920Canada v. Blain's Helicopters, Inc.
- 831 F2D 1265Nickell v. Commissioner
- 830 F2D 76Christopher John Martin and Brett C. Kimberlin v. R.D. Brewer
- 830 F2D 4H & S Plumbing Supplies, Inc., and Bahia Mahmet Bin Chambi v. Bancamerica Commercial Corp., the State of New York, Intervenor
- 830 F2D 31John Ercolani and Elaine Ercolani, in 86-5613 v. Excelsior Insurance Company, in 86-5629
- 830 F2D 535Auer v. Kawasaki Motors Corp.
- 830 F2D 145United States v. Collins
- 830 F2D 1009Board of Trustees of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund v. H.F. Johnson, Inc.
- 829 F2D 739Juras v. Aman Collection Service, Inc.
- 828 F2D 117American Construction Machinery & Equipment Corp. v. Mechanised Construction of Pakistan Ltd.
- 827 F2D 864United States v. King
- 827 F2D 779Northern Natural Gas Company, Division of Internorth, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Michigan Power Company, Northern States Power Company, Process Gas Consumers Group, Energy Issues Intervention Office of the Minnesota Department of Public Service, Intervenors. Northern Natural Gas Company, Division of Internorth, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 827 F2D 557International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers v. National Labor Relations Board
- 827 F2D 390United States v. Irving
- 827 F2D 1281In re Sequoia Auto Brokers, Ltd. v. Idell
- 826 F2D 918United States v. One 1984 Ford Van, Bearing VIN # 1FBHS3110EHB470717 & Oregon License Plate # ERT-286
- 826 F2D 158United States v. Luc Levasseur
- 826 F2D 1360Southern Pines Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. v. Chrysler Corp.
- 826 F2D 1283International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 803 v. National Labor Relations Board
- 826 F2D 1074Clark-Cowlitz Joint Operating Agency v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 825 F2D 1430Western Nuclear, Inc. v. Huffman
- 825 F2D 1404San Bernardino Physicians' Services Medical Group, Inc. v. County of San Bernardino
- 824 F2D 974Amer. Tech. v. Christopher Const.
- 824 F2D 836Kenneth W. Hardwick v. Richard L. Dugger
- 823 F2D 959Ghandi v. Police Department of Detroit
- 823 F2D 302Rockwell International Credit Corp. v. United States Aircraft Insurance Group
- 823 F2D 159Meyer Goldberg, Inc. v. Fisher Foods, Inc.
- 823 F2D 1503United States v. Massell
- 823 F2D 1310Church of Scientology of California v. Commissioner
- 823 F2D 129Union City Barge Line, Inc. v. Union Carbide Corp.
- 823 F2D 1187Monarch Beverage Co. v. Tyfield Importers, Inc.
- 822 F2D 844Graham v. Commissioner
- 821 F2D 164United States v. Commercial Union Insurance
- 821 F2D 1370Christian Life Center Litigation Defense Committee v. Silva
- 821 F2D 111DeCintio v. Westchester County Medical Center
- 820 F2D 329Meyer v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
- 820 F2D 123Bridges Enterprises, Inc. v. Exxon Co.
- 819 F2D 583Boyle v. Abilene Lumber, Inc.
- 819 F2D 1137Conard v. Miller
- 817 F2D 625Sheftelman v. Standard Metals Corp.
- 817 F2D 61Nelson v. Farmland's Employee Retirement Plan
- 817 F2D 1188United States v. Randall & Blake
- 816 F2D 94United States v. Starr
- 816 F2D 1United States v. Griffin
- 815 F2D 562National Basketball Ass'n v. SDC Basketball Club, Inc.
- 814 F2D 1481Gary Smith v. Atlantic Richfield Company, a Pennsylvania Corporation and Anaconda Minerals Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
- 814 F2D 1530Rockwell International Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board