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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
- 659 F2D 1113Smith v. Secretary of the Navy
- 657 F2D 430American International Group, Inc. v. Islamic Republic of Iran
- 656 F2D 1107Stewart v. Kutner
- 655 F2D 199United States v. Kendall
- 654 F2D 773Siegel v. Kreps
- 654 F2D 443Walden v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
- 654 F2D 280DeJames v. Magnificence Carriers, Inc.
- 654 F2D 1382Rodriguez-Fernandez v. Wilkinson
- 653 F2D 836Rennie v. Klein
- 653 F2D 264Revco D.S., Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 651 F2D 214Bonnes v. Long
- 648 F2D 1015Chiazor v. Transworld Drilling Co.
- 647 F2D 1341Cumberland Broadcasting Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 646 F2D 430United States v. Cotton
- 646 F2D 189United States v. Willis
- 646 F2D 1271Little Rock Television Co v. Federal Communications Commission
- 646 F2D 1057Lord v. Local Union No. 2088, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- 644 F2D 540Gray v. Chevron Oil Co.
- 644 F2D 1378Lavin v. Marsh
- 642 F2D 890Newberry v. Willis
- 642 F2D 450Christopher v. Davis
- 642 F2D 179Bill Hames Shows, Inc. v. J. J. Taylor Syndicate # 173
- 641 F2D 411Van Curen v. Jago
- 641 F2D 1376Hatheway v. Secretary of the Army
- 640 F2D 49In re Special September 1978 Grand Jury
- 639 F2D 164Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Friedman
- 639 F2D 1335United States v. Willis
- 638 F2D 283Leist v. Simplot
- 638 F2D 185United States v. Golub
- 636 F2D 689Electronic Industries Ass'n Consumer Electronics Group v. Federal Communications Commission
- 636 F2D 1328Elizabethtown Gas Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 636 F2D 1182United States v. Harrington
- 636 F2D 1135Lytle v. Brown
- 636 F2D 11Magnolia Surf, Inc. v. Commissioner
- 635 F2D 1228Bratton v. Shiffrin
- 635 F2D 1207United States v. Brown
- 635 F2D 1175United States v. Sikora
- 634 F2D 895Hurst v. Hughes Tool Co.
- 634 F2D 650Rogers v. Okin
- 633 F2D 773United States v. Brandon
- 633 F2D 312Zicarelli v. Dietz
- 632 F2D 1346Boudloche v. Howard Trucking Co.
- 632 F2D 1184Caldwell v. Martin Marietta Corp.
- 631 F2D 738Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Higginson
- 631 F2D 1263McDonald v. Sun Oil Co.
- 630 F2D 324Jones v. Armstrong Cork Co.
- 630 F2D 1265National Vendors v. National Labor Relations Board
- 629 F2D 233Corbin v. Federal Reserve Bank
- 628 F2D 578Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 626 F2D 928United States v. Jordan