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
- 536 US 194United States v. Drayton
- 536 US 1Devlin v. Scardelletti
- 535 US 978Christopher v. United States
- 535 US 743Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority
- 522 US 287Lunding v. New York Tax Appeals Tribunal
- 517 US 44Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida
- 507 US 197Smith v. United States
- 504 US 127Riggins v. Nevada
- 503 US 467Freeman v. Pitts
- 502 US 301Molzof v. United States
- 501 US 808Payne v. Tennessee
- 500 US 257McCormick v. United States
- 500 US 136McCarthy v. Bronson
- 495 US 641Fort Stewart Schools v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
- 487 US 392Sheridan v. United States
- 486 US 214Amadeo v. Zant
- 483 US 776Burger v. Kemp
- 481 US 828United States v. Mendoza-Lopez
- 481 US 137Tison v. Arizona
- 476 US 16McLaughlin v. United States
- 474 US 140Thomas v. Arn
- 471 US 773Garrett v. United States
- 471 US 858Russell v. United States
- 416 US 363Pernell v. Southall Realty
- 414 US 31Musser v. United States
- 394 US 719Consolidated Copperstate Lines v. United States
- 393 US 503Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
- 378 US 551Mitchell v. City of Charleston
- 327 US 499Duggan v. Sansberry
- 300 US 598Brown v. O'Keefe
- 287 US 420Earle & Stoddart, Inc. v. Ellerman's Wilson Line, Ltd.
- 244 US 205Southern Pacific Co. v. Jensen
- 21 US 108La Nereyda
- 191 US 247Mosheuvel v. District of Columbia
- 91 US 442United States v. McKee
- 8 US 241Rose v. Himely
- 138 US 464Clay v. Field
- 59 US 581Crockett v. The Steamboat Isaac Newton
- 20 US 496The Arrogante Barcelones
- 104 US 356James v. Campbell
- 547 US 388eBay Inc. v. MERCEXCHANGE, LL
- 547 US 28Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc.
- 547 US 198Day v. McDonough
- 546 US 517Oregon v. Guzek
- 547 US 189Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Chatham County Georgia
- 546 US 410Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission
- 546 US 333Rice v. Collins
- 546 US 21IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez