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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
- 299 F2D 227The City of New York, Libelant-Appellee v. McAllister Brothers, Inc.
- 299 F2D 111Willmut Gas & Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission
- 293 F2D 107Trinidad Corporation, of the Tankship Lyons Creek v. Indian Towing Company, Inc.
- 292 F2D 455TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. Anderson
- 291 F2D 755Hills v. Taylor
- 289 F2D 639United States v. Gahagan Dredging Corp.
- 287 F2D 889National Marine Service, Inc. v. Avondale Marine Ways, Inc.
- 287 F2D 852Gray v. Johansson
- 287 F2D 152Murray v. New York Central Railroad
- 287 F2D 146Public Service Commission v. Federal Power Commission
- 286 F2D 629Merchant v. Unity Real Estate Co.
- 285 F2D 106Frederick Starr Contracting Co. v. Aetna Insurance
- 284 F2D 262Public Affairs Associates, Inc. v. Rickover
- 282 F2D 557Grubbs v. Pettit
- 281 F2D 952National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union 522, Lumber Drivers, Warehousemen & Handlers, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers
- 280 F2D 448Ohio Barge Line, Inc. v. Oil Transport Co.
- 280 F2D 267McKean v. W. Horace Williams Co.
- 278 F2D 708City of New York v. McAllister Bros.
- 275 F2D 450Rainey v. Gay's Express, Inc.
- 275 F2D 338Shamrock Towing Co., Inc., as Owner of the Shamrock No. 80, Libelant-Appellee v. Schiavone-Bonomo Corporation, and Russell Bros. Towing Co., Inc., Respondent-Impleaded-Appellee, and Apex Salvage Corporation, Respondent-Impleaded- William J. McCormack Sand Division Penn Industries, Inc., Libelant-Appellant v. Shamrock Towing Company, Inc., and Schiavone-Bonomo Corporation, Russell Bros. Towing Co., Inc., Respondents-Impleaded-Appellees, and Apex Salvage Corporation, Respondent-Impleaded-Appellant. Schiavone-Bonomo Corporation, Libelant-Appellee v. The Shamrock No. 80, the J. Raymond Russell, Zeller Marine Corporation, and Apex Salvage Corporation
- 274 F2D 344National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 85
- 269 F2D 511McNamara v. Miller
- 268 F2D 16Walker v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n
- 267 F2D 922Scobell Chemical Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 267 F2D 547Charlotte F. Jacobus, as Owner of the Scow South, Libelant-Appellee v. The Scow Triboro No. 22, and Triboro Scow Corporation, Port Jefferson Corporation, as Owner of the Scow Paul J. v. Charlotte F. Jacobus and F. Jacobus Transportation Co., Inc., Triboro Scow Corporation, as Owner of the Scow Triboro No. 22, Appellee v. Charlotte F. Jacobus and F. Jacobus Transportation Co., Inc., Appellants
- 264 F2D 339United States Dredging Corp. v. Krohmer
- 263 F2D 568Mrs. Grace Carrigan v. Sunland-Tujunga Telephone Company and State of California, Public Utilities Commission
- 262 F2D 251Star Brick Corp. v. Johnson
- 261 F2D 705Richard D. Leuschner v. First Western Bank and Trust Company, a California Banking Corporation, and United States of America
- 260 F2D 803Atlas Sewing Centers, Inc. v. National Ass'n of Independent Sewing Machine Dealers
- 260 F2D 747Edward S. Mesle v. Kea Steamship Corporation, (Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corporation)
- 259 F2D 151Selby-Battersby & Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 253 F2D 868White v. Gates
- 253 F2D 785The Connecticut Adamant Plaster Company, Libelant-Appellee v. James McWilliams Blue Line, Inc., and National Gypsum Company, Respondent-Impleaded-Appellee, and Charlotte F. Jacobus and F. Jacobus Transportation Company, Inc., Respondents-Impleaded-Appellants. Charlotte F. Jacobus, as Owner, and F. Jacobus Transportation Company, Inc., as Charterer in Possession of the Scow Louise, Liabelants-Appellants v. James McWilliams Blue Line, Inc., and National Gypsum Company, Respondent-Impleaded-Appellee
- 253 F2D 365O'Connor v. O'Connell
- 250 F2D 765Richard M. Gooding and Marcella M. Gooding v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 250 F2D 678Tanker Hygrade No. 2, Inc. v. Barge Lines, Inc.
- 250 F2D 402Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Federal Power Commission
- 244 F2D 867McAllister Lighterage Line, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North America
- 243 F2D 733Blackler v. F. Jacobus Transportation Co.
- 243 F2D 635Glowinski v. Commissioner
- 243 F2D 628Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division v. Federal Power Commission, American Louisiana Pipe Line Company and Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, Intervenors. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company v. Federal Power Commission, American Louisiana Pipe Line Company and Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, Intervenors
- 242 F2D 575Marie E. Pogue and William T. Pogue v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
- 242 F2D 148Mayer v. Chase National Bank
- 241 F2D 508Ruth T. Lengsfield, Coralie Mayer Lengsfield and Blanche L. Brown v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 240 F2D 751Mesirow v. Duggan
- 190 F2D 1023Southern Transportation Company v. City Of New York
- 187 F2D 665Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. v. Pitney
- 187 F2D 334National Labor Relations Board v. Empire Pencil Co.
- 186 F2D 796Lynch v. Agwilines, Inc.