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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
- 364 F2D 542United States v. Botsch
- 364 F2D 316Schneider v. Duggan
- 363 F2D 874Ledell Mae Jackson and Leonard Williams v. State of Louisiana, (Two Cases)
- 360 F2D 389United States of America Ex Rel. Christopher Romano v. Hon. Edward M. Fay, as Warden of Green Haven Prison, Stormville, New York
- 359 F2D 767United States of America Ex Rel. Willie Fernanders v. Hon. Walter M. Wallack, as Warden of Wallkill State Prison, Wallkill, Newyork
- 359 F2D 318Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Co. v. Federal Power Commission
- 358 F2D 896Tankers & Tramps Corp. v. McAllister
- 358 F2D 777Eastland Construction Co. v. Keasbey & Mattison Co.
- 357 F2D 230United Gas Pipe Line Company v. Federal Power Commission, (Two Cases). Natural Gas Pipe Line Company of America v. Federal Power Commission, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation v. Federal Power Commission
- 356 F2D 878United States ex rel. Bennett v. People of Illinois
- 356 F2D 386Pacific Molasses Company, a Corporation, and James M. Ferguson, Individually and as an Officer of Said Corporation v. Federal Trade Commission
- 355 F2D 770George Lusich v. Bloomfield Steamship Company, Bloomfield Steamship Company v. Boland MacHine and Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- 353 F2D 660Waterman Steamship Corp. v. David
- 353 F2D 129Lonnie Mitchell v. Dan D. Stephens, Superintendent of Arkansas State Penitentiary
- 350 F2D 652Chrysler Corp. v. Hanover Insurance
- 349 F2D 828Purdham v. Celebrezze
- 344 F2D 739Whorton v. T. A. Loving & Co.
- 340 F2D 465Diesel Tanker F. A. Verdon, Inc., as Owner of the Tank Vessel F. A. Verdon, Libellant-Appellant v. Stakeboat No. 2 and Bronx Towing Line, Inc., Claimant-Respondent-Appellee. Bronx Towing Line, Inc., as Owner of the Stakeboat No. 2, Libellant-Appellee v. Tank Vessel F. A. Verdon and Diesel Tanker F. A. Verdon, Inc., Claimant-Respondent-Appellant
- 339 F2D 970Glass v. Markley
- 338 F2D 943Vance Trucking Co. v. Canal Insurance
- 338 F2D 35Milliken v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York
- 336 F2D 371Transpacific Carriers Corp. v. The Tug Ellen F. McAllister
- 333 F2D 843John S. Clapp v. Columbus Bay Corporation, Harold G. Holcombe, Jr., and John B. Faile
- 330 F2D 572Russo v. Leary
- 329 F2D 690Carruth v. Standard Accident Insurance
- 327 F2D 967Vuin v. Burton
- 327 F2D 153United States ex rel. Campbell v. Rundle
- 326 F2D 135United States of America Ex Rel. Thomas Meers, Relator-Appellee v. Walter H. Wilkins, Warden of Attica State Prison, Attica, New York
- 325 F2D 432Davis v. S. S. Rikke Skou
- 325 F2D 432Delta Engineering Corporation and the Travelers Insurance Company v. Joseph Ruby Scott, Columbian Rope Company v. Joseph Ruby Scott, Indemnity Insurance Company of North America v. Joseph Ruby Scott, Joseph Ruby Scott v. Delta Engineering Corporation
- 322 F2D 999Pan American Petroleum Corp. v. Federal Power Commission
- 322 F2D 11Delta Engineering Corp. v. Scott
- 321 F2D 598Commissioner v. Makransky
- 320 F2D 611Gantt v. Clemson Agricultural College Of South Carolina
- 320 F2D 24Donley v. Christopher
- 320 F2D 219Arrowsmith v. United Press International
- 318 F2D 831Miller & Lux, Inc. v. Anderson
- 316 F2D 735Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Breen
- 315 F2D 630United States v. Taylor
- 315 F2D 198Spentonbush Fuel Transport Service, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 313 F2D 560Jeremiah Maynard v. Laura M. Sutherland
- 312 F2D 311Schuster v. Commissioner
- 312 F2D 308United States Ex Rel. Julius Ciehala, Relator-Appellant v. J. Edwin Lavallee, as Warden of Clinton State Prison, Dannemora, New York
- 310 F2D 606Anglo-Canadian Shipping Company Limited, Canadian Occidental Shipping Co., Ltd. v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America
- 310 F2D 123Schilling v. McAllister Bros.
- 308 F2D 284National Labor Relations Board v. Overnite Transportation Co.
- 306 F2D 481First National Bank of White River JCT. v. Reed
- 302 F2D 481Ditmars v. Commissioner
- 302 F2D 132Curtis Publishing Co. v. Cassel
- 300 F2D 1Maddox v. Fidelity Investment & Title Co.