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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

60 F3D 128United States v. Jackson
60 F3D 1099United States v. Bumpass
60 F3D 1095Hebron v. American Isuzu Motors, Inc.
60 F3D 1071Shadburne-Vinton v. Dalkon Sheild Claimants Trust
6 F3D 648Earth Island Institute v. Christopher
6 F3D 461Molzof v. United States
6 F3D 458Allen v. Duckworth
6 F3D 1483United States v. Veltmann
6 F3D 1270United States v. McCarthur
59 F3D 580Stoutenborough v. National Football League, Inc.
59 F3D 296Ciak v. United States
59 F3D 274United States v. Brien
59 F3D 180Reuben R. Rowan v. Department of Transportation
59 F3D 176Raymond Simpson v. Lear Astronics Corporation Ct Corporation System J. Rixon Christopher Reid
59 F3D 168Wiech
59 F3D 168United States v. Tatum
59 F3D 167Pan American Health Organization v. Montgomery County, Md.
59 F3D 166Davis v. Waters McI
59 F3D 165Cane v. Worcester County
59 F3D 1514Hiller v. Manufacturers Product Research Group of North America, Inc.
59 F3D 1173United States v. Casallas
58 F3D 589Motorcity of Jacksonville, Ltd. ex rel. Motorcity of Jacksonville, Inc. v. Southeast Bank, N.A.
58 F3D 1361Farr v. US West, Inc.
58 F3D 1271United States v. Heath
58 F3D 1111Whaley v. County of Tuscola
57 F3D 973United States v. Clark
57 F3D 687Miller v. Federal Emergency Management Agency
57 F3D 167United States v. Bonito
57 F3D 1495Glynn v. Roy Al Boat Management Corp.
57 F3D 12City of Portsmouth New Hampshire v. Schlesinger
57 F3D 1076Cipolla v. Arizona Department of Economic Security
57 F3D 1067United States v. Ivan Lee Hairston
57 F3D 101Benjamin v. Aroostook Medical Center, Inc.
56 F3D 941United States v. Butler
56 F3D 904Little Rock School District v. Pulaski County Special School District, # 1
56 F3D 73Barbara Peek v. Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino
56 F3D 70Cossio Cate v. Cossio
56 F3D 69Partin II v. Arkansas State Board of Law Examiners
56 F3D 64Florio v. Skorepa
56 F3D 63Walker v. Taylor
56 F3D 60Brown v. Odom
56 F3D 60Chestnut Forks Tennis Club v. Tj International Incorporated
56 F3D 347United States v. Johansen
56 F3D 18United States v. Rodriguez-Guzman
56 F3D 1484SBC Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission