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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- 362 F3D 570United States v. McNeil
- 362 F3D 1071United States v. Mahasin
- 361 F3D 924United States v. Woosley
- 361 F3D 539Miller v. Cardinale
- 361 F3D 480Martinez Ortiz v. Ashcroft
- 361 F3D 359Extra Equipamentos E Exportação Ltda. v. Case Corp.
- 361 F3D 1055United States v. Warren
- 360 F3D 810Johnson v. City of Shorewood
- 360 F3D 551Stamper v. United States
- 36 F3D 1214Charles Garnier, Paris v. Andin International, Inc.
- 36 F3D 1289United States v. Storm
- 36 F3D 1111Durckheimer v. H O'Callaghan Gh E
- 36 F3D 1106United States v. Richard Duane Burk
- 36 F3D 1095United States v. Christopher M. Stephens
- 36 F3D 1094United States v. Roger Trenton Davis
- 36 F3D 1094United States v. L Bryant
- 36 F3D 1091Chance v. Fn Wolf & Company Incorporated
- 36 F3D 1089William Field and Norinne Field v. Philip W. Mans
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- 359 F3D 977United States v. Crenshaw
- 359 F3D 708Busby v. Dretke
- 359 F3D 312Government of the Virgin Islands v. Hodge
- 359 F3D 340United States v. Walters
- 359 F3D 3United States v. Patrick V.
- 358 F3D 429Behlke v. Eisen
- 358 F3D 438Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Severn Trent Services, Inc.
- 358 F3D 408DiCarlo v. Potter
- 358 F3D 268Strozyk v. Norfolk Southern Corp.
- 358 F3D 1080United States v. Salter
- 357 F3D 962Bonnichsen v. United States
- 357 F3D 911Guerrero v. Gates
- 357 F3D 780United States v. Cole
- 357 F3D 649Eco Manufacturing LLC v. Honeywell International Inc.
- 357 F3D 290United States v. Rivera
- 357 F3D 1266Fieldturf, Inc. v. Southwest Recreational Industries, Inc.
- 357 F3D 1019Kevin Cooper v. Jeanne Woodford, Warden, San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California
- 356 F3D 529United States v. Jones
- 356 F3D 470United States v. Mejia
- 356 F3D 216United States v. Amato
- 356 F3D 1277Axson-Flynn v. Johnson
- 355 F3D 848Avondale Industries, Inc. v. Alario
- 355 F3D 322Kloth v. Microsoft Corp.
- 355 F3D 1295CSX Transportation, Inc. v. City of Garden City