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
- 626 F2D 145Calhoun v. Bailar
- 625 F2D 71Russell v. Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores
- 625 F2D 399National Labor Relations Board v. Porta Systems Corp.
- 625 F2D 22Huber, Hunt & Nichols, Inc. v. Architectural Stone Co.
- 624 F2D 643Commercial Union Insurance v. M/V Bill Andrews
- 624 F2D 150Garcia v. Hall
- 623 F2D 351Bourque v. Diamond M. Drilling Co.
- 622 F2D 216Curran v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
- 622 F2D 1113National Labor Relations Board v. Hot Bagels & Donuts of Staten Island, Inc.
- 621 F2D 760Drachenberg v. Canal Barge Co.
- 621 F2D 675Wanger v. Bonner
- 620 F2D 1340Koke v. Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
- 620 F2D 1120Chromalloy Mining & Minerals Alaska Division, Chromalloy American Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 619 F2D 314Spartan Radiocasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 618 F2D 633Osteopathic Hospital Founders Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board
- 616 F2D 708De Martino v. Weidenburner
- 616 F2D 719Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Aetna Insurance
- 616 F2D 680Rogin v. Bensalem Township
- 616 F2D 603Park Motor Mart, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.
- 616 F2D 450Medler v. United States
- 616 F2D 305Kevin Armstrong v. Board Of School Directors Of The City Of Milwaukee
- 616 F2D 1062Careaga v. James
- 616 F2D 1034United States v. King
- 615 F2D 687Boudloche v. Conoco Oil Corp.
- 614 F2D 56Expedient Services, Inc. v. Weaver
- 614 F2D 541United States v. Korman
- 614 F2D 301Slotkin v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York
- 614 F2D 1200Amended Opinion Vincent Ray Willis v. United States
- 612 F2D 465Consolidated Freightways Corp. v. Terry Tuck, Inc.
- 611 F2D 951Consolidated Gas Supply Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 611 F2D 132Weber v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.
- 609 F2D 553Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Berklund
- 609 F2D 895United States v. O'Brien
- 609 F2D 20American Petroleum Institute v. Costle
- 608 F2D 169McCormack v. Noble Drilling Corp.
- 605 F2D 850Kenner v. Phelps
- 605 F2D 1340Continental Casualty Co. v. Canadian Universal Insurance
- 604 F2D 266Marty's Floor Covering Co. v. GAF Corp.
- 603 F2D 1073Stern v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
- 602 F2D 478Edwards & Hanly v. Wells Fargo Securities Clearance Corp.
- 602 F2D 1387United States v. An Article of Drug Consisting of the Following: 15866/50-Tablet Bottles
- 602 F2D 146United States v. Felts
- 601 F2D 689National Industrial Sand Ass'n v. Marshall
- 600 F2D 1193McCourt v. California Sports, Inc.
- 599 F2D 1316Bonnes v. Long
- 596 F2D 99Hill v. Western Electric Co.
- 596 F2D 166United States v. Collins
- 595 F2D 897ITT World Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 595 F2D 1074National Labor Relations Board v. Gulf-Wandes Corp.
- 594 F2D 653United States v. Mansion House Center North Redevelopment Co.