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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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- 51 F3D 1239United States v. Hoyte
- 51 F3D 1004United States v. Williams
- 50 F3D 8United States v. Ramos
- 50 F3D 19Young v. Son
- 50 F3D 180United States v. Elliott
- 50 F3D 1567United States v. Puentes
- 50 F3D 12United States v. Ryan United States
- 5 F3D 540United States v. Arvizu
- 5 F3D 535Brandt v. Quintex America Limited
- 5 F3D 531Christopher v. Wade
- 5 F3D 480United States v. Costales
- 5 F3D 292United States v. Hayes
- 5 F3D 1414Bosarge v. United States Department of Education
- 5 F3D 1374Texaco, Inc. v. Zah
- 5 F3D 1328United States v. Childs
- 491 F3D 61United States v. Lombardozzi
- 491 F3D 494Pitt v. District of Columbia
- 490 F3D 1Asociación De Educación Privada De Puerto Rico, Inc. v. García-Padilla
- 49 F3D 189Howlett v. Holiday Inns, Inc.
- 49 F3D 1271United States v. Willis
- 489 F3D 921Fair Housing Council v. Roommates.com, LLC
- 489 F3D 883Stevens v. McBride
- 489 F3D 857Goros v. County of Cook
- 489 F3D 838Griffin v. Sisters of Saint Francis, Inc.
- 489 F3D 813United States v. Artley
- 489 F3D 558American Ass'n of Retired Persons v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- 489 F3D 384Koch v. Cox
- 489 F3D 1279Public Citizen, Inc. v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- 488 F3D 982Honeywell International Inc. v. Universal Avionics Systems Corp.
- 488 F3D 756Reynolds v. Jamison
- 488 F3D 187Nara v. Frank
- 488 F3D 1331Greenberg v. National Geographic Society
- 488 F3D 1377Pfizer, Inc. v. Apotex, Inc.
- 488 F3D 100McNamee v. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service 05-6151-
- 487 F3D 279United States v. Jenkins
- 487 F3D 304United States v. Bruno
- 486 F3D 711United States v. Capozzi