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
- 460 F3D 247Cotarelo v. Village of Sleepy Hollow Police Department
- 460 F3D 215Slayton v. American Express Co.
- 460 F3D 1328Grayson v. King
- 460 F3D 106Broudy v. Mather
- 46 F3D 636United States v. Johnson
- 46 F3D 512Swinney v. General Motors Corp.
- 46 F3D 498Mendoza v. Marine Personnel Co.
- 46 F3D 472United States v. Gipson
- 46 F3D 211Connecticut Hospital Ass'n v. Weicker
- 46 F3D 1240United States v. Jackman
- 46 F3D 1255United States v. Amato
- 459 F3D 500Dekoladenu v. Gonzales
- 459 F3D 437United States v. Carelock
- 459 F3D 34Commercial Union Insurance v. Pesante
- 458 F3D 757United States v. Morris
- 458 F3D 1233Williams v. Allen
- 458 F3D 1212Bridge Capital Investors, II v. Susquehanna Radio Corp.
- 456 F3D 88Alaka v. Attorney General of the United States
- 456 F3D 249United States v. Charles
- 455 F3D 973Hulteen v. AT & T Corp.
- 455 F3D 564Skidmore Energy, Inc. v. KPMG
- 455 F3D 470Schultz v. Braga
- 455 F3D 267In re Core Communications, Inc.
- 455 F3D 1269Siebert v. Allen
- 454 F3D 350Kurke v. Oscar Gruss & Son, Inc.
- 454 F3D 149United States v. Flores
- 454 F3D 120Leuthner v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield
- 454 F3D 197United States v. Schweitzer
- 453 F3D 757Vickers v. Fairfield Medical Center
- 453 F3D 1196Federal Trade Commission v. Cyberspace.com LLC
- 452 F3D 883Yang Rong v. Liaoning Province Government
- 452 F3D 774Frontier Pipeline Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 452 F3D 472Tanner v. County of Lenawee
- 452 F3D 223United States v. Jones
- 452 F3D 215Eastman Kodak Co. v. STWB, Inc.
- 452 F3D 1208United States v. Wilk
- 452 F3D 1226Wexler v. Anderson
- 451 F3D 913Mitchell v. Beneficial Loan & Thrift Co.
- 451 F3D 89Dynegy Midstream Services, LP v. Trammochem
- 451 F3D 173United States v. Rowlands
- 450 F3D 1059Hart v. Parks
- 450 F3D 1010Ortega-Mendez v. Gonzales
- 45 F3D 7New York City Employees' Retirement System v. Securities & Exchange Commission
- 45 F3D 530Ernst & Young v. Depositors Economic Protection Corp.
- 45 F3D 24United States v. Falcioni
- 45 F3D 1177United States v. McGuire
- 45 F3D 1040Kraushaar v. Flanigan
- 449 F3D 827United States v. Krutsinger
- 449 F3D 766United States v. Goodwin
- 449 F3D 655Center for Individual Freedom v. Carmouche