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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Wiswall v. Sampson 55 U.S. 52 1852 1 United States
Bostwick v. Brinkerhoff 106 U.S. 3 1882 1 United States
United States v. Lee 106 U.S. 196 1882 1 United States
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co. v. Simmons 123 U.S. 52 1887 1 United States
Gumbel v. Pitkin 124 U.S. 131 1888 1 United States
Maynard v. Hill 125 U.S. 190 1888 1 United States
Denny v. Bennett 128 U.S. 489 1888 1 United States
In re Liphart 227 F. 135 1915 1 United States
Bryan v. Virginia 135 U.S. 685 1889 1 United States
In re Neagle 135 U.S. 1 1890 1 United States
Leisy v. Hardin 135 U.S. 100 1890 1 United States
United States v. Exploration Co. 225 F. 854 1915 1 United States
People ex rel. New York Electric Lines Co. v. Squire 145 U.S. 175 1892 1 United States
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. United States & Mexican Trust Co. 221 F. 545 1915 1 United States
McGourkey v. Toledo & Ohio Central Railway Co. 146 U.S. 536 1892 1 United States
Fleitas v. Richardson 147 U.S. 538 1893 1 United States
Marx v. Hanthorn 148 U.S. 172 1893 1 United States
Pioneer Mining Co. v. Tyberg 215 F. 501 1914 1 United States
Byers v. McAuley 149 U.S. 608 1893 1 United States
Clyatt v. United States 197 U.S. 207 1905 1 United States