City
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
- 699 F2D 725Lirette v. Popich Bros. Water Transport, Inc.
- 699 F2D 490Oklahoma Telecasters Ass'n v. Crisp
- 699 F2D 256Trussell v. Estelle
- 698 F2D 448United States v. Robinson
- 698 F2D 154Slotkin v. Citizens Casualty Co.
- 696 F2D 1073Fulcher v. United States
- 695 F2D 839Nicholas Acoustics & Specialty Co. v. H & M Construction Co.
- 695 F2D 1323Bailey v. Oliver
- 694 F2D 728Process Gas Consumers Group v. U. S. Department of Agriculture
- 694 F2D 649United States v. Lee
- 689 F2D 245Indian Head National Bank v. Brunelle
- 688 F2D 980United States v. Miranne
- 688 F2D 973Tarlton v. Exxon
- 688 F2D 746United States v. Graham
- 688 F2D 158Dougherty v. Lehman
- 687 F2D 531United States v. Regan
- 687 F2D 1305United States v. Hueftle
- 685 F2D 793United States v. Steele
- 685 F2D 729Robinson v. Watts Detective Agency, Inc.
- 685 F2D 1311Alabama Power Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 685 F2D 123United States v. Miller
- 684 F2D 270Hayden v. Scott Aviation, Inc.
- 682 F2D 12Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
- 680 F2D 895Bottaro v. Hatton Associates
- 675 F2D 680O'Hair v. White
- 675 F2D 711United States v. Miller
- 675 F2D 658Gardner v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
- 673 F2D 1333United States v. Christopher
- 672 F2D 847Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co.
- 671 F2D 850De Anda v. St. Joseph Hospital
- 671 F2D 825Wood v. Standard Products Co.
- 670 F2D 907Barta v. Long
- 670 F2D 1227United States ex rel. Heller Electric Co. v. William F. Klingensmith, Inc.
- 669 F2D 185United States v. Webster
- 668 F2D 967Gibbons v. Bond
- 668 F2D 670Blow v. Lascaris
- 668 F2D 188Terry v. Penn Central Corp.
- 666 F2D 85Saran Industries, Inc. v. Marathon Oil Co.
- 666 F2D 28Solar v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
- 666 F2D 202Seymour v. Olin Corp.
- 665 F2D 376International Union of Elevator Constructors Local Union No. 8 v. National Labor Relations Board
- 665 F2D 1176American Petroleum Institute v. Costle
- 664 F2D 913Washington v. Finlay
- 663 F2D 178Lipsig v. National Student Marketing Corp.
- 662 F2D 1158Hicks v. Quaker Oats Co.
- 661 F2D 369Meyer v. Brown & Root Construction Co.
- 660 F2D 724United States v. Kaiser
- 660 F2D 563United States v. Miller
- 660 F2D 532United States v. DeSimone
- 659 F2D 554McGowan v. Faulkner Concrete Pipe Co.