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
- 37 F3D 1484United States v. Amado
- 37 F3D 1326Owens v. United States Postal Service
- 369 F3D 978Shanklin v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
- 369 F3D 954National Labor Relations Board v. Palmer Donavin ManufacturIng Co.
- 369 F3D 337United States v. Adedoyin
- 369 F3D 293In re Diet Drugs (Phentermine/Fenfluramine/Dexfenfluramine) Products Liability Litigation
- 369 F3D 1324Galen Medical Associates, Inc. v. United States
- 369 F3D 1238United States v. Ballinger
- 369 F3D 1197Dippin' Dots, Inc. v. Frosty Bites Distribution, LLC
- 368 F3D 931Whitman v. Nesic
- 368 F3D 1343United States v. Bennett
- 368 F3D 1246Millsap v. McDonell Douglas Corp.
- 368 F3D 1271Esposito v. United States
- 367 F3D 864Bonnichsen v. United States
- 367 F3D 530Ammex, Inc. v. United States
- 367 F3D 38McIntyre v. United States
- 367 F3D 1339Allegheny Ludlum Corp. v. United States
- 367 F3D 1288Hardie v. United States
- 367 F3D 1128United States v. Brooks
- 367 F3D 1006United States v. Quam
- 366 F3D 732Martinez-Garcia v. Ashcroft
- 366 F3D 722Phelps v. Alameda
- 366 F3D 407Ali v. Ashcroft
- 366 F3D 1360Barron Bancshares, Inc. v. United States
- 366 F3D 1325Stevens v. Tamai
- 366 F3D 1093Gonzales v. City of Castle Rock
- 365 F3D 906United States v. Rambo
- 365 F3D 741Desta v. Ashcroft
- 365 F3D 631Berry v. Sherman
- 365 F3D 38California Metro Mobile Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 365 F3D 292United States v. Moussaoui
- 364 F3D 727Campbell v. United States
- 364 F3D 646Adams v. Unione Mediterranea Di Sicurta
- 364 F3D 415Zarvela v. Artuz
- 364 F3D 12United States v. DeCologero
- 363 F3D 931Lee v. Gregory
- 362 F3D 971Treadway v. Gateway Chevrolet Oldsmobile Inc.
- 362 F3D 969Thomson v. Washington