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
- 458 F3D 312United States v. Williams
- 456 F3D 875United States v. Samples
- 456 F3D 537Coleman v. Quarterman
- 456 F3D 519United States v. Fields
- 456 F3D 178Trudeau v. Federal Trade Commission
- 456 F3D 1255United States v. Hunt
- 455 F3D 448United States v. Revels
- 455 F3D 336United States v. Carson
- 455 F3D 1216United States v. Cheromiah
- 454 F3D 525Pickering v. Gonzales
- 454 F3D 468United States v. Candia
- 453 F3D 893United States v. Birk
- 453 F3D 784Pagan v. Fruchey
- 453 F3D 532Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 453 F3D 567Conaway v. Polk
- 453 F3D 390Porco v. Trustees of Indiana University
- 452 F3D 793National Treasury Employees Union v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
- 452 F3D 202Aref v. United States
- 452 F3D 1088United States v. Beng-Salazar
- 452 F3D 1140United States v. Adjani
- 451 F3D 578United States v. Staffeldt
- 451 F3D 528Little Rock School District v. North Little Rock School District
- 450 F3D 768United States v. Donelson
- 450 F3D 651Bell v. Konteh
- 450 F3D 565United States v. Allen
- 450 F3D 552United States v. Goodrich
- 450 F3D 350Abdul-Muhammad v. Kempker
- 450 F3D 24New Seabury Co. Ltd. Partnership v. New Seabury Properties, LLC
- 45 F3D 693United States v. Morales
- 45 F3D 486Robertson v. Federal Election Commission
- 45 F3D 435Dewberry v. City of Bakersfield
- 449 F3D 954Perez v. Rosario
- 449 F3D 672Garrett v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.
- 449 F3D 1360Christopher v. Florida
- 449 F3D 118In re Sealed Case
- 449 F3D 1154United States v. Love
- 449 F3D 1106Zamora v. Elite Logistics, Inc.