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
- 419 F3D 405LeClerc v. Webb
- 419 F3D 348Woodard v. Andrus
- 419 F3D 1097Douglas v. Dobbs
- 419 F3D 1064Peralta v. Hispanic Business, Inc.
- 419 F3D 1Ewers v. Heron
- 418 F3D 860United States v. Salter
- 418 F3D 644Payne v. Bell
- 418 F3D 1008United States v. Beck
- 418 F3D 1004Alford v. Haner
- 417 F3D 710United States v. Von Loh
- 417 F3D 483United States v. Smith
- 417 F3D 358United States v. Miller
- 417 F3D 208United States v. Monteiro
- 417 F3D 1117Richie v. Mullin
- 416 F3D 971United States v. Kaczynski
- 416 F3D 894United States v. Cole
- 416 F3D 424Padilla v. United States
- 416 F3D 1291McNair v. Campbell
- 416 F3D 1097Reynolds v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
- 415 F3D 912United States v. Gianakos
- 415 F3D 889Daley v. Marriott International, Inc.
- 415 F3D 537United States v. Franklin
- 415 F3D 151Chen v. Gonzales
- 415 F3D 1257United States v. Brown
- 414 F3D 665Dreamscape Design, Inc. v. Affinity Network, Inc.
- 414 F3D 76Shays v. Federal Election Commission
- 414 F3D 1023Bailey v. County of Riverside
- 413 F3D 928Bassidji v. Goe
- 413 F3D 372United States v. Mornan
- 413 F3D 201United States v. Garcia
- 413 F3D 139United States v. Martins
- 413 F3D 156Singh v. Gonzales
- 412 F3D 582Hughes v. Dretke
- 412 F3D 243United States v. Mercado
- 412 F3D 17Belini v. Washington Mutual Bank, FA
- 412 F3D 526Yi v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
- 412 F3D 125Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Department of Energy
- 412 F3D 1122Berg v. Popham
- 411 F3D 977Eta-Ndu v. Gonzales