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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
United States v. Strauss 443 F.2d 986 1971 1 United States
Parter v. The Friendship 18 F. Cas. 1271 1831 0 Suit for salvage of alleged slave ship United States
Violette v. Ball 2 D.C. 102 1814 0 Freedom Petition United States
Dunbar v. Ball 7 F. Cas. 1185 1821 0 Freedom Petition United States
In re Hall & Stilson Co. 73 F. 527 1896 1 United States
United States v. Wall 389 F.3d 457 2004 1 United States
Gaines v. City of New Orleans 17 F. 16 1883 1 United States
Wilder v. Adams 29 F. Cas. 1216 1846 1 United States
Speakman v. Bernstein 59 F.2d 520 1932 1 United States
United States v. The Isla De Cuba 26 F. Cas. 553 1860 0 Conspiracy to engage in the slave trade United States
Dillon ex rel. Dillon v. Director, Department of Corrections 552 F. Supp. 30 1982 1 United States
McKelvey v. United States 260 U.S. 353 1922 1 United States
Robinson v. Volkswagenwerk AG 940 F.2d 1369 1991 1 United States
United States v. Simms 4 D.C. 618 1835 0 Highway Robbery United States
Herbert v. Billy 160 F.3d 1131 1998 1 United States
United States v. Rodriguez-Mireles 896 F.2d 890 1990 1 United States
Fruehauf Corp. v. Jartran, Inc. 886 F.2d 859 1989 1 United States
National American Insurance v. Centra, Inc. 151 F.3d 780 1998 1 United States
Easton v. Iowa 188 U.S. 220 1903 1 United States
Stamper v. Muncie 944 F.2d 170 1991 1 United States