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
- 434 F3D 972Scarver v. Litscher
- 434 F3D 487Bangura v. Hansen
- 434 F3D 470United States v. McBride
- 434 F3D 320Harvey Specialty & Supply, Inc. v. Anson Flowline Equipment Inc.
- 434 F3D 1270United States v. Ndiaye
- 434 F3D 1198National Labor Relations Board v. Velocity Express, Inc.
- 434 F3D 1104United States v. Denton
- 434 F3D 1038Van Patten v. Deppisch
- 433 F3D 320Hoyt v. Andreucci
- 433 F3D 1345United States v. Cain
- 433 F3D 1337Maxcess, Inc. v. Lucent Technologies, Inc.
- 432 F3D 809United States v. Hollins
- 432 F3D 497Konan v. Attorney General of the United States
- 431 F3D 99United States v. Jacobs
- 430 F3D 992Salazar v. McDonald
- 430 F3D 944Fongwo v. Gonzales
- 430 F3D 345United States v. Davis
- 430 F3D 274United States v. Thomas
- 430 F3D 190United States v. Lore
- 43 F3D 675Prosser (Christopher) v. Doe (John)
- 43 F3D 673Prosser v. Jones
- 43 F3D 474Gottlieb v. Barry
- 43 F3D 364Shell v. Amalgamated Cotton Garment
- 43 F3D 1480United States v. James Edwin Smith
- 43 F3D 1473United States v. Thomas Kennedy
- 43 F3D 1472Christopher A. Johnson v. State of Tennessee Michael Dutton, Warden Charles W. Burson
- 43 F3D 1469United States v. Smith
- 43 F3D 1469United States v. McKenzie
- 43 F3D 1412Cuban American Bar Ass'n v. Christopher
- 429 F3D 620United States v. Smith
- 429 F3D 416United States v. Space Hunters, Inc.
- 429 F3D 1324Tinker v. Beasley
- 428 F3D 735Thomas v. Money Mart Financial Services, Inc.
- 428 F3D 559Test Masters Educational Services, Inc. v. Singh
- 428 F3D 491Thomas v. Varner
- 428 F3D 391Cao He Lin v. United States Department of Justice