Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Exploration Co. 203 F. 387 1913 1 United States
Shaw v. State 229 S.W. 509 1921 1 Texas
Stuart v. Allen 16 Cal. 473 1860 1 California
Fitch v. Miller 20 Cal. 352 1862 1 California
Hays’ Administratrix v. McNealy 16 Fla. 409 1878 1 Florida
Atlanta Newspapers, Inc. v. State 216 Ga. 399 1960 1 Georgia
Wells v. Chaffin 60 Ga. 677 1878 1 Georgia
Long v. Burnett 13 Iowa 28 1862 1 Iowa
Griffin v. Johnson 37 Mich. 87 1877 1 Michigan
State ex rel. Read v. Weatherby 45 Mo. 17 1869 1 Missouri
Graham v. Hawkins 38 Tex. 628 1873 1 Texas
Adams v. Thomas 44 Ark. 267 1884 1 Arkansas
Walker v. Shackelford 49 Ark. 503 1887 1 Arkansas
Weis v. Meyer 55 Ark. 18 1891 1 Arkansas
Renick’s Ex’r v. Renick 92 Ky. 335 1891 1 Kentucky
Snuffer v. Karr 197 Mo. 182 1906 1 Missouri
Ames v. Williams 72 Miss. 760 1895 1 Mississippi
Trager v. Jenkins 75 Miss. 676 1898 1 Mississippi
Ivey v. Cotton Mills 143 N.C. 189 1906 1 North Carolina
Barker v. Wheeler 60 Neb. 470 1900 1 Nebraska