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
- 389 F3D 840Pardi v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
- 389 F3D 741Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. v. Good
- 389 F3D 594AirTrans, Inc. v. Mead
- 389 F3D 582United States v. Robinson
- 389 F3D 424United States v. Thomas
- 389 F3D 1212Bross v. Department of Commerce
- 388 F3D 896United States v. Edwards
- 388 F3D 844England v. Sherman R. Smoot Corp.
- 388 F3D 656Falcone v. University of Minnesota
- 388 F3D 471United States v. Sipe
- 388 F3D 1281Democratic Party of Washington State v. Reed
- 388 F3D 1189Newton v. Diamond
- 388 F3D 1145United States v. Al-Dabbi
- 387 F3D 83Lupien v. City of Marlborough
- 387 F3D 522Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc.
- 387 F3D 1352Capo, Inc. v. Dioptics Medical Products, Inc.
- 387 F3D 157United States v. Gomes
- 387 F3D 12Ymeri v. Ashcroft
- 387 F3D 1244United States v. Frazier
- 387 F3D 1046International Ass'n of Machinists Workers, Local Lodge 964 v. BF Goodrich Aerospace Aerostructures Group
- 386 F3D 88Bourdon v. Loughren
- 386 F3D 849Mulcahy v. Cheetah Learning LLC
- 386 F3D 289Danaipour v. McLarey
- 386 F3D 273Oguaju v. United States
- 386 F3D 1168Nader v. Brewer
- 386 F3D 1091Todd v. United States
- 385 F3D 713Ball v. Union Carbide Corp.
- 385 F3D 56United States v. Cordoza-Estrada
- 385 F3D 40Canaveral Toban v. Ashcroft
- 385 F3D 313Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants v. G-I Holdings, Inc.
- 385 F3D 101United States v. Pardue
- 384 F3D 879Christopher v. Buss
- 384 F3D 822Rivera v. NIBCO, Inc.
- 384 F3D 49United States v. Rivera
- 384 F3D 338DFS Secured Healthcare Receivables Trust v. Caregivers Great Lakes, Inc.
- 384 F3D 1368Ammex, Inc. v. United States
- 384 F3D 1050United States v. Montgomery
- 383 F3D 62Cruz v. Ridge
- 383 F3D 456MacBoyle v. City of Parma