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
- 428 F3D 255American Gas Ass'n v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 428 F3D 1379Cruz v. Publix Super Markets, Inc.
- 428 F3D 1215Chaker v. Crogan
- 427 F3D 663Belmontes v. Stokes
- 427 F3D 49Weinman v. Cable
- 426 F3D 694Interfaith Community Organization v. Honeywell International, Inc.
- 426 F3D 540Zhang v. Gonzales
- 426 F3D 1064Carty v. Nelson
- 426 F3D 1020Reynolds v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
- 425 F3D 992Environmental Integrity Project v. Environmental Protection Agency
- 425 F3D 318Johnson v. Luoma
- 425 F3D 309Providence Baptist Church v. Hillandale Committee, Ltd.
- 425 F3D 203Lucaj v. Gonzales
- 424 F3D 913United States v. Smith-Baltiher
- 424 F3D 718United States v. Naiden
- 424 F3D 438United States v. Michigan
- 424 F3D 1363Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. v. United States
- 424 F3D 1222Kentucky v. United States
- 424 F3D 1118Alabama v. United States Army Corps of Engineers B R B
- 423 F3D 627Federal Trade Commission v. Bay Area Business Council, Inc.
- 423 F3D 526United States v. Frazier
- 423 F3D 474Neville v. Dretke
- 423 F3D 355United States v. Hinton
- 423 F3D 164Rell v. Rumsfeld
- 422 F3D 750United States v. Lamoreaux
- 422 F3D 698United States v. Funchess
- 422 F3D 269Smith v. Dretke
- 421 F3D 503United States v. Stephens
- 421 F3D 295Thyssen, Inc. v. Nobility MV
- 421 F3D 1152United States v. Lewis
- 420 F3D 918Blanchard v. Morton School District
- 420 F3D 880Barstad v. Murray County
- 420 F3D 309Lamparello v. Falwell
- 420 F3D 193Lusingo v. Gonzales
- 42 F3D 79Bates ex rel. Murphy v. Shearson Lehman Bros.
- 42 F3D 755United States v. Cropper
- 42 F3D 659North Carolina Utilities Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 42 F3D 259United States v. Mendiola
- 42 F3D 1391McClure v. City of Gary
- 42 F3D 1388Berry v. D O'Connell