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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

725 F2D 348Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Brown & Root, Inc.
725 F2D 156Wyler v. United States
723 F2D 59Robinson v. Hadden
722 F2D 551United States v. Drew
722 F2D 272Laclede Gas Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
722 F2D 209Ryals v. Home Indemnity Co.
721 F2D 672United States v. Gagnon
720 F2D 885United States v. Vahlco Corp.
720 F2D 266Rennie v. Klein
720 F2D 176Von Aulock v. Smith
720 F2D 1247Rogers v. Lockheed-Georgia Co.
720 F2D 1002White v. Bond
719 F2D 941United States v. Henneberry
719 F2D 873Hersch v. United States
719 F2D 407Black Citizens for a Fair Media v. Federal Communications Commission
718 F2D 979Burger v. Zant
718 F2D 628Republic Industries, Inc. v. Teamsters Joint Council No. 83 of Virginia Pension Fund
716 F2D 68Latino Political Action Committee, Inc. v. City of Boston
716 F2D 576United States v. Tucker
716 F2D 1Interstate Natural Gas Ass'n of America v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
714 F2D 785United States v. Mansaw
714 F2D 777United States v. Williams
714 F2D 424Southern Natural Gas Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
714 F2D 1184Cloutier v. Town of Epping
713 F2D 940Air Line Pilots Ass'n International v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
713 F2D 538Duncan v. United States
713 F2D 49United States v. Wade
713 F2D 1568Smith-Corona Group v. United States
712 F2D 1140State Bank v. Camic
711 F2D 871United States v. Foster
711 F2D 753Blackhawk Mining Co. v. Andrus
711 F2D 666Herb's Welding v. Gray
711 F2D 555Dougherty v. Lehman
711 F2D 141See v. Durang
711 F2D 1287Lewis v. Brown & Root, Inc.
710 F2D 998Mokone v. Fenton
709 F2D 621Olberding v. United States Department of Defense
709 F2D 1326Estate of Wenzel ex rel. Mirikitani v. Seaward Marine Services, Inc.
709 F2D 1063Baker v. Auger
707 F2D 886Armco, Inc. v. Republic Steel Corp.
707 F2D 565Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
707 F2D 1413Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ v. Federal Communications Commission
705 F2D 828Tilford v. Commissioner
705 F2D 27Park South Hotel Corp. v. New York Hotel Trades Council
705 F2D 265Clark v. Board of Education of Little Rock School District
704 F2D 48Studiengesellschaft Kohle v. Novamont Corp.
703 F2D 1055Williams v. Williams
700 F2D 420Grahams Service Inc. v. Teamsters Local 975
700 F2D 1253United States v. Christopher
699 F2D 99United States v. Lilla