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
- 396 F3D 487Jupiter v. Ashcroft
- 396 F3D 1289Bautista v. Star Cruises
- 396 F3D 1132United States v. Tibbetts
- 395 F3D 932Doe v. Unocal Corp.
- 395 F3D 929United States v. Cole
- 395 F3D 1263California Federal Bank v. United States
- 395 F3D 1218United States v. Ballinger
- 395 F3D 1177Archuleta v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- 394 F3D 780Ali v. Ashcroft
- 394 F3D 1335Simmons v. Sonyika
- 394 F3D 1241United States v. Alvarez-Gutierrez
- 393 F3D 99Oyague v. Artuz
- 393 F3D 97Mortgage Lenders Network, USA v. Sensenich
- 393 F3D 871Grotemeyer v. Hickman
- 393 F3D 771United States v. Charter Communications, Inc.
- 393 F3D 1339Kay v. Federal Communications Commission
- 393 F3D 1088United States v. Beck
- 393 F3D 120Kern v. Siemens Corp.
- 392 F3D 802Fiess v. State Farm Lloyds
- 390 F3D 601Martin v. American Airlines, Inc.
- 390 F3D 542Chambers v. Amdocs Ltd.
- 390 F3D 1373Hayes v. United States Postal Service
- 39 F3D 812Transcraft, Inc. v. Galvin, Stalmack, Kirschner & Clark
- 39 F3D 731United States v. Handford
- 39 F3D 678National Labor Relations Board v. Great Scot, Inc.
- 39 F3D 292Motorcity of Jacksonville, Ltd. ex rel. Motorcity of Jacksonville, Inc. v. Southeast Bank N.A.
- 39 F3D 1217Swan Creek Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 39 F3D 1185United States v. Myron Harris
- 39 F3D 1185United States v. Strohm
- 39 F3D 1181Environmental Enterprises, Inc. v. Solkatronic Chemicals, Inc., Kramer Industries, Inc., and Radiac Research Corp., Inc.
- 39 F3D 1178United States v. George Kent Bushey
- 39 F3D 1166Amaral v. Rhode Island Hospital Trust
- 39 F3D 1112Shifrin v. Fields
- 389 F3D 938Circu v. Ashcroft