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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
- 747 F2D 156National Labor Relations Board v. Wolff & Munier, Inc.
- 745 F2D 955Gladney v. Commissioner
- 745 F2D 190S.A. Mineracao Da Trindade-Samitri v. Utah International Inc.
- 744 F2D 542Nasser v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 744 F2D 1191Dally v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 743 F2D 675Patchick v. Kensington Publishing Corp.
- 743 F2D 123United States v. Stockwell
- 743 F2D 1200Martin v. Harrington & Richardson, Inc.
- 743 F2D 1132Davis v. National Gypsum Co.
- 743 F2D 10Gray v. American Express Co.
- 742 F2D 629Neighborhood TV Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 742 F2D 612Howard v. Lockheed-Georgia Co.
- 742 F2D 476Rimmel v. Mercantile Trust Co. National Ass'n
- 740 F2D 1190National Ass'n of Broadcasters v. Federal Communications Commission
- 739 F2D 582United States v. Gulledge
- 739 F2D 274Epstein v. Secretary, United States Department of the Treasury
- 739 F2D 245Ellis v. Schweicker
- 739 F2D 116Trent Coal, Inc. v. Day
- 738 F2D 538United States v. Mankani
- 738 F2D 278United States v. Panas
- 738 F2D 1304de Perez v. Federal Communications Commission
- 737 F2D 869Universal Drilling Co. v. Camay Drilling Co.
- 737 F2D 320Ruefenacht v. O'halloran
- 737 F2D 1239Society for Good Will to Retarded Children, Inc. v. Cuomo
- 737 F2D 1253Society for Good Will to Retarded Children, Inc. v. Cuomo
- 735 F2D 1306Paxton v. Jarvis
- 734 F2D 896Hutner v. Greene
- 734 F2D 221United States v. Stribling Flying Service, Inc.
- 734 F2D 129Mitchell Excavators, Inc. v. Mitchell
- 734 F2D 1258Sunstream Jet Express, Inc. v. International Air Service Co.
- 732 F2D 259Oneida Indian Nation v. New York
- 732 F2D 1250Ehm v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
- 731 F2D 775Harville v. Yarway Corp.
- 731 F2D 382Pakulski v. Hickey
- 731 F2D 1509United States v. Kroesser
- 730 F2D 669United States v. Davis
- 730 F2D 1159United States v. Overlie
- 730 F2D 1009McBee v. Jim Hogg County
- 728 F2D 80National Labor Relations Board v. Truck Drivers Local Union No. 449
- 728 F2D 477Quivira Mining Co. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
- 728 F2D 1555Jicarilla Apache Tribe v. Supron Energy Corp.
- 727 F2D 809Department of Education v. Katherine D.
- 727 F2D 330Pavlides v. Galveston Yacht Basin, Inc.
- 727 F2D 1415United States v. Rojo
- 726 F2D 956Walsh v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
- 726 F2D 398United States v. Jewell
- 726 F2D 1018United States v. Johnson
- 725 F2D 843Textile Workers Pension Fund v. Standard Dye & Finishing Co.
- 725 F2D 761Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- 725 F2D 455Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Bond