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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Ben v. Scott 1 D.C. 350 1806 0 Freedom Petition United States
Reason v. Bridges 1 D.C. 477 1807 0 Jury Challenge United States
Graham v. Alexander 5 D.C. 663 1840 0 Freedom Petition United States
United States v. John 4 D.C. 336 1833 0 Indictments United States
O'Neale v. Willis 2 D.C. 108 1814 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Grant v. Bontz 2 D.C. 184 1819 0 Sales United States
United States v. Bell 1 D.C. 94 1802 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
United States v. Barton 1 D.C. 132 1803 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
United States v. Nelson 4 D.C. 579 1835 0 Larceny Indictment United States
McCall v. Eve 1 D.C. 188 1804 0 Mens Rea United States
Fenwick v. Tooker 4 D.C. 641 1835 0 Freedom Petition United States
United States v. Soper 4 D.C. 623 1835 0 Conspiracy United States
United States v. Shorter 1 D.C. 371 1806 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
United States v. Lloyd 4 D.C. 468 1834 0 Assault and battery against a slave United States
United States v. Walker 1 D.C. 402 1807 0 Larceny United States
Moses v. Dunnaho 1 D.C. 315 1806 0 Freedom Petition United States
Runaways 4 D.C. 489 1834 0 Runaways and Petitioners for freedom United States
Hill v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 114 1837 0 "Municipal Corporations" United States
United States v. Fisher 1 D.C. 244 1805 0 Competence of Witness United States
Drayton v. United States 7 F. Cas. 1063 1849 0 Jury/ Evidence/ Larceny United States