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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
- 426 F2D 213Jarrett v. Resor
- 426 F2D 1059In the Matters of American National Trust and Republic National Trust, Debtors. John I. Bradshaw, Jr., Trustee v. C. E. Loveless and Joan E. Loveless
- 425 F2D 1406Estate of Adelia E. Brown, Deceased, G. C. Brown v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 425 F2D 1395Estate of Para Pierce Aldrich, Deceased, City National Bank of Baton Rouge, Louisiana v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 424 F2D 464United States v. Devonian Gas & Oil Co.
- 423 F2D 104Red Star Towing & Transportation Co. v. Department of Transportation
- 420 F2D 67Mitchell v. Williams
- 417 F2D 869Reeves Brothers, Inc., and Cross-Appellee v. U. S. Laminating Corp. And Travis Rauch, and Cross-Appellants
- 417 F2D 838United States v. Choctaw County Board of Education
- 417 F2D 619Dixon Chemical Industries, Inc., as Owner of the Barge Dixon Chemicals v. Vincent C. Turecamo, Inc., and D/t Barney Turecamo, Her Engines, Etc.
- 416 F2D 1Bray v. Consolidation Coal Co.
- 415 F2D 776John Christopher Lynch, and v. Harold v. Field, Supt.
- 414 F2D 675Massey v. Williams-McWilliams, Inc.
- 411 F2D 48Tinnerholm v. Parke, Davis & Co.
- 411 F2D 461United Statesv. Hughes
- 410 F2D 553United States v. United Fruit Co.
- 409 F2D 954W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Ray Smith Transport Company
- 408 F2D 531Childs v. Commissioner
- 407 F2D 382Pugh v. Southern Railway Co.
- 407 F2D 1055Tebbs v. Baker-Whiteley Towing Co.
- 403 F2D 218Toledano v. Commissioner
- 401 F2D 650Consolidated Sun Ray, Inc. v. Lea
- 400 F2D 369United States v. James S. Varner, James S. Varner and Mrs. Virginia M. Varner v. United States
- 398 F2D 167Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc. v. United States
- 395 F2D 566Haworth v. Mosher
- 395 F2D 391Vance Trucking Co. v. Canal Insurance
- 395 F2D 373David Juaire v. Terry W. Nardin, and Walter Marshak, Inc.
- 395 F2D 297Crawford v. Bounds
- 393 F2D 197Gilbert Kent Eck v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
- 393 F2D 138Morton v. Avery
- 392 F2D 409Pollack v. Commissioner
- 392 F2D 241Dynamics Corporation of America (Formerly Claude Neon, Inc.) v. The United States
- 391 F2D 841Estate of Sam E. Broadhead, Deceased v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 391 F2D 586Anghel Goldstein v. Joseph A. Cox
- 391 F2D 274Scotten v. Commissioner
- 389 F2D 778The Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska and Harry Douglas, Intervenors v. The United States
- 389 F2D 46Margaret Thomas Powe, William A. Powe v. Commissioner on Internal Revenue
- 389 F2D 272The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company v. Federal Power Commission, the City of Hamilton, Ohio and Texas Gastransmission Corp., Intervenors. The Ohio Fuel Gas Company v. Federal Power Commission
- 388 F2D 988United States v. Koon
- 388 F2D 444Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Federal Power Commission
- 388 F2D 223Estate of Otis E. Byrd, Jimmie Lou Byrd, Administratrix, Peitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 387 F2D 621Richard M. Horn and Martha E. Horn v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 380 F2D 240Booker v. Arkansas
- 377 F2D 821National Labor Relations Board v. Bata Shoe Co.
- 376 F2D 850Tanker v. Stewart
- 376 F2D 46Gloria Steamship Co. v. Smith
- 375 F2D 951Liquid Carriers Corp. v. American Marine Corp.
- 371 F2D 897Kimbrell v. Commissioner
- 371 F2D 430New York Trap Rock Corp. v. Devon
- 368 F2D 332Salt Dome Production Company and the Travelers Insurance Company v. Maryland Casualty Company, Maryland Casualty Company v. Salt Dome Production Company and the Travelers Insurance Company