City
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
- 55 F3D 70United States v. Kinzler
- 55 F3D 517United States v. Davis
- 55 F3D 20Pyle v. South Hadley School Committee
- 55 F3D 173United States v. Gibson
- 55 F3D 1472Harris v. American Airlines, Inc.
- 55 F3D 1445Murray v. Laborers Union Local No. 324
- 55 F3D 1369Davis v. Fleming Companies, Inc.
- 54 F3D 908Matthews v. Rakiey
- 54 F3D 85United States v. Whiteley
- 54 F3D 820United States Parole Commission v. Williams
- 54 F3D 774United States v. W Baxter
- 54 F3D 773Robert S. Peer, Jr. v. Hajoca Corporation
- 54 F3D 73United States v. Thomas
- 53 F3D 93United States v. Murphy
- 53 F3D 507United States v. Khan
- 53 F3D 472Headley v. Tilghman
- 53 F3D 4Ruotolo v. Department of Justice, Tax Division
- 53 F3D 350Citisteel USA, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 53 F3D 1198United States v. Lyons
- 53 F3D 1184Christopher v. Cutter Laboratories
- 52 F3D 801Ablang v. Reno
- 52 F3D 78United States v. Milton
- 52 F3D 734JRT, Inc. v. TCBY Systems, Inc.
- 52 F3D 463Stagl v. Delta Airlines, Inc.
- 52 F3D 338United States v. James Garcia
- 52 F3D 337Christopher E. Longstreth v. R. Michael Cody Pauletta Lewis Tonita Hartless
- 52 F3D 333Lynch v. Christiansen
- 52 F3D 327United States v. Rooks
- 52 F3D 322United States v. Foster
- 52 F3D 322United States v. Jayson
- 52 F3D 321Mbakpuo Smith v. US Sprint
- 52 F3D 317Sheila Truluck v. Township of Pennsauken
- 52 F3D 315Anthony Maxwell v. William K. Suter
- 52 F3D 194United States v. Green
- 51 F3D 901Harris v. Champion
- 51 F3D 732Williams v. United States Drug Enforcement Administration
- 51 F3D 495United States v. Rico
- 51 F3D 417Adams v. Star Enterprise
- 51 F3D 284Wynn John Terre v. City of Los Angeles
- 51 F3D 282Solomon v. Christopher
- 51 F3D 276United States v. Jimenez
- 51 F3D 276Christopher Lynn Shoemaker v. Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
- 51 F3D 269United States v. Ghulam Mohammed Nasim
- 51 F3D 269United States of America v. Pettiford
- 51 F3D 269United States v. Jackson