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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Burroughs v. United States 4 F. Cas. 836 1856 1 United States
Merrill v. Fahs 51 F. Supp. 120 1943 1 United States
Stanton v. Embrey 93 U.S. 548 1876 1 United States
Ernest M. Loeb Co. v. Avoyelles Drainage Dist. No. 8 60 F. Supp. 296 1945 1 United States
Brents v. Stone 60 F. Supp. 82 1945 1 United States
Semmes v. Sheeburne 2 D.C. 534 1824 0 Trover United States
Austin v. United States 40 F. Supp. 777 1941 1 United States
Meeks v. Adams Louisiana Co. 49 F. Supp. 489 1943 1 United States
United States v. 625.91 Acres of Land 49 F. Supp. 997 1943 1 United States
United States v. Hill 786 F.3d 1254 2015 1 United States
Buxton v. Acadian Production Corp. 35 F. Supp. 543 1940 1 United States
In re Talbot Canning Corp. 35 F. Supp. 680 1940 1 United States
Henderson v. United States 18 F. Supp. 404 1937 1 United States
United States v. Bonilla 503 F. Supp. 626 1980 1 United States
Pampered Chef v. Alexanian 804 F. Supp. 2d 765 2011 1 United States
United States v. Burkhead 491 F. Supp. 1166 1980 1 United States
In re Jefferson County 474 B.R. 228 2012 1 United States
Studds v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. 267 F.2d 875 1959 1 United States
In re East Contra Costa Irr. Dist. 10 F. Supp. 175 1935 1 United States
United States v. Under Seal #10 597 F.3d 189 2010 1 United States