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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Esther v. Buckner 4 D.C. 253 1832 0 Freedom Petition United States
United States v. Johnson 4 D.C. 303 1833 0 Aiding and Abetting Slave Removal United States
Moore v. Jacobs 4 D.C. 312 1833 0 Freedom Petition United States
United States v. Summers 4 D.C. 334 1833 0 Preemptory challenge United States
United States v. John 4 D.C. 336 1833 0 Indictments United States
Ex parte Williams 4 D.C. 343 1833 0 No Use of Punishement by confinement of labor for offenses that do not specifically call for it. United States
Williamson v. Ringgold 4 D.C. 39 1830 1 United States
Maynadier v. Duff 4 D.C. 4 1830 1 United States
Hobbs v. Magruder 4 D.C. 429 1834 0 Freedom Petition/ wills United States
Chapman v. Fenwick 4 D.C. 431 1834 0 Freedom Suit/ Petition United States
Bowman v. Barron 4 D.C. 450 1834 0 Freedom Petition United States
Crawford v. Slye 4 D.C. 457 1834 0 Freedom Petition United States
Keziah v. Slye 4 D.C. 463 1834 0 Freedom Petition United States
United States v. Lloyd 4 D.C. 468 1834 0 Assault and battery against a slave United States
United States v. Nathan 4 D.C. 470 1834 0 Larceny United States
McKenzie v. Cowing 4 D.C. 479 1834 1 United States
United States v. Jackson 4 D.C. 483 1834 0 Animal Cruelty United States
Runaways 4 D.C. 489 1834 0 Runaways and Petitioners for freedom United States
Thornton v. Davis 4 D.C. 500 1835 0 Injunctions United States
Ex parte Giberson 4 D.C. 503 1835 0 Freedom Petition United States