| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People v. Gardner | 62 Mich. 307 | 1886 | 1 | Michigan | |
| State v. Copeland | 65 Mo. 497 | 1877 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Jordan v. State | 1 Mor. St. Cas. 928 | 1872 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Rover | 10 Nev. 388 | 1875 | 1 | Nevada | |
| People v. Cignarale | 110 N.Y. 23 | 1888 | 1 | New York | |
| State v. McMillen | 69 Ohio St. 247 | 1903 | 1 | Ohio | |
| State v. Hennessey | 23 Ohio St. 339 | 1872 | 1 | Ohio | |
| State v. Palmieri | 28 Ohio Law Abs. 398 | 1938 | 1 | Ohio | |
| State v. Gathers | 15 S.C. 370 | 1881 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| State v. Jenkins | 20 S.C. 351 | 1884 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| State v. Richardson | 47 S.C. 166 | 1896 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| State v. Hughes | 56 S.C. 540 | 1900 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Flemming v. Powell | 2 Tex. 225 | 1847 | 1 | Texas | |
| State v. Champeau | 52 Vt. 313 | 1880 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Brown v. Swineford | 44 Wis. 282 | 1878 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Crist v. Bretz | 437 U.S. 28 | 1978 | 1 | United States | |
| Findley's Ex'ors v. Findley | 52 Va. 434 | 1854 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Taylor v. Cleary | 70 Va. 448 | 1877 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Toothman v. Barrett | 14 W. Va. 301 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Haskell v. Burdette | 35 N.J. Eq. 31 | 1882 | 1 | New Jersey |