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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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- 470 F3D 1074Giovani Carandola, Ltd. v. Fox
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- 47 F3D 68United States v. Juvenile Male # 1
- 47 F3D 447Mahoney v. RFE/RL, Inc.
- 47 F3D 1169Heuton v. Jefferson County Fiscal Court
- 47 F3D 1006Meadows v. Employers Health Insurance
- 469 F3D 46United States v. Bennett
- 469 F3D 360Perry v. Mynu Coals, Inc.
- 469 F3D 158Buchanan ex rel. Estate of Buchanan v. Maine
- 469 F3D 1340Sieverding v. Colorado Bar Ass'n
- 469 F3D 1313Family Inc. v. US Citizenship & Immigration Services
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- 469 F3D 1074United States v. Parker
- 468 F3D 943United States v. Magouirk
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- 463 F3D 646Synfuel Technologies, Inc. v. DHL Express (USA), Inc.
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- 463 F3D 195Feldberg v. Quechee Lakes Corp.
- 463 F3D 316Gabuniya v. Attorney General of the United States
- 462 F3D 997United States v. Poe
- 462 F3D 650Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Southeast Telephone, Inc.
- 462 F3D 536Curry v. U.S. Bulk Transport, Inc.
- 462 F3D 364McNeil v. Wyeth
- 462 F3D 279Pacific International Marketing, Inc. v. A & B Produce, Inc.
- 462 F3D 161Torres v. New York State Board of Elections
- 462 F3D 1072Funky Films, Inc. v. Time Warner Entertainment Co.
- 461 F3D 817United States v. Kelley
- 461 F3D 632Cobb v. Central States, Southwest & Southeast Areas Pension Fund
- 461 F3D 504Staley v. Harris County
- 461 F3D 414United States v. DeMichael
- 461 F3D 353Jones v. Brown
- 461 F3D 1375Merchant v. U.S. Attorney General
- 461 F3D 1315Porter v. Ray
- 461 F3D 1224Hoiles v. Alioto
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- 460 F3D 866Sperandeo v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.
- 460 F3D 563United States v. Talebnejad
- 460 F3D 361Gulino v. New York State Education Department
- 460 F3D 260MacWade v. Kelly