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
- 514 F2D 856Sierra Club v. Morton
- 514 F2D 125Gotkin v. Miller
- 513 F2D 337United States v. Donovan
- 512 F2D 743Union Oil Company of California v. The Honorable Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior of the United States of America
- 509 F2D 180Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. Federal Power Commission
- 508 F2D 39Margaret Marshall v. George J. Mulrenin
- 508 F2D 1157United States v. Smith
- 507 F2D 177Stokes v. Trust Co.
- 506 F2D 471K-2 Ski Company, a Corporation v. Head Ski Co., Inc., a Delaware Corporation and William Crocker, K-2 Ski Company, a Corporation v. Head Ski Co., Inc., a Delaware Corporation and William Crocker
- 504 F2D 453Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
- 504 F2D 225Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Federal Power Commission
- 503 F2D 844State of Louisiana, Louisiana Municipal Association and Parish of Cameron v. Federal Power Commission
- 503 F2D 38Shimabuku v. Britton
- 503 F2D 1319Burnham v. Department of Public Health
- 503 F2D 1171Alva Owen Hawkins v. Honorable Joseph R. Moss, Chief Justice
- 503 F2D 1037United States v. Smith
- 502 F2D 557United States v. Boudreaux
- 500 F2D 798Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division v. Federal Power Commission, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation and Tennessee Valley Municipal Gas Association, Etc., Intervenors. Public Service Commission of the State of New York v. Federal Power Commission, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, Intervenor
- 500 F2D 1078Acevedo v. Nassau County
- 499 F2D 204Keith v. Chilgren v. James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense
- 498 F2D 778City of Huntingburg, Indiana v. Federal Power Commission, Public Service Company of Indiana, Intervenors. The Public Service of Indiana Negotiating Committee of the Indiana Municipal Electric Association Corporation v. Federal Power Commission, Public Service Company of Indiana, Intervenors
- 498 F2D 771Hawaiian Telephone Company v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America
- 498 F2D 734Capital Telephone Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 498 F2D 125Natick Paterboard Corp. v. Weinberger
- 496 F2D 1255Occidental Life Insurance Co. of North Carolina v. Pat Ryan & Associates, Inc.
- 496 F2D 1032Orient Mid-East Lines, Inc. v. Shipment of Rice
- 496 F2D 1001Betonie v. Sizemore
- 494 F2D 709United States ex rel. Coates v. Laird
- 494 F2D 1352Froust v. Coating Specialists, Inc.
- 493 F2D 896Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Victoria Bank and Trust Company
- 490 F2D 4006 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1206, 6 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8969 the Guardians Association of the New York City Police Department, Inc., the Hispanic Society of the New York City Police Department, Inc. v. Civil Service Commission of the City of New York, and Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, Intervenors-Defendants-Appellees
- 490 F2D 167United States v. Houle
- 489 F2D 825Container Corp. of America v. Admiral Merchants Motor Freight, Inc.
- 488 F2D 748John E. Raper v. David J. Lucey
- 488 F2D 611The Honorable Parren J. Mitchell v. Melvin R. Laird
- 488 F2D 1237Enerdyne Corp. v. Wm. Lyon Development Co.
- 487 F2D 477Lowe v. Union Oil Co. of California
- 487 F2D 191Alaska v. Standard Oil Co. of California
- 486 F2D 442Jhirad v. Ferrandina
- 486 F2D 411American Civil Liberties Union v. Federal Communications Commisision
- 486 F2D 402John J. Donnelly v. Honorable Barrington D. Parker
- 486 F2D 39Gaines v. Jones
- 486 F2D 139Landy v. Federal Deposit Insurance
- 481 F2D 613Bruce R. Councilman v. Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of Defense
- 481 F2D 192Robert Francis v. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States
- 480 F2D 926United States v. Christopher
- 480 F2D 669Asbestos Corp. v. Compagnie De Navigation Frais-Sinet Et Cyprien Fabre
- 479 F2D 201Henry S. Bloomgarden v. Charles B. Coyer
- 478 F2D 615International Harvester Co. v. Ruckelshaus
- 476 F2D 136Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. Federal Power Commission