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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Talbott v. Hartley 1 D.C. 31 1801 0 Arbitration United States
Thames v. Mississippi ex rel. Shoemaker 117 F.2d 949 1941 1 United States
Davidson v. Blaustein 247 F. Supp. 225 1965 1 United States
Burr v. Dunnahoo 1 D.C. 370 1806 0 Freedom Petition for unlawful importation and sale United States
United States ex rel. Masslich v. Saunders 124 F. 124 1903 1 United States
Spencer v. Lapsley 61 U.S. 264 1857 1 United States
United States v. Glidden Co. 119 F.2d 235 1941 1 United States
United States v. Simms 4 D.C. 618 1835 0 Highway Robbery United States
United States ex rel. Guagliardo v. McElroy 158 F. Supp. 171 1958 1 United States
Rogers v. Fenwick 1 D.C. 136 1803 0 Agency/ Upkeep of the enslaved United States
Tellabs Operations, Inc. v. Fujitsu Ltd. 882 F. Supp. 2d 1053 2012 1 United States
Johnson v. Mason 3 D.C. 294 1828 0 Freedom Petition United States
Fairbank v. United States 181 U.S. 283 1901 1 United States
LM Insurance v. ACEO, Inc. 275 F.R.D. 490 2011 1 United States
Rubert Hermanos, Inc. v. People of Puerto Rico 118 F.2d 752 1941 1 United States
Berliner Handles-Und Frankfurter Bank v. Immenhausen Corp. (In re Immenhausen Corp.) 164 B.R. 1004 1994 1 United States
Pioche Mines Consolidated, Inc. v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co. 191 F.2d 399 1951 1 United States
Strand v. Schmittroth 251 F.2d 590 1957 1 United States
Stamper v. Muncie 944 F.2d 170 1991 1 United States
Caddo Tribe v. United States 155 F. Supp. 727 1957 1 United States