Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Heidritter v. Elizabeth Oil-Cloth Co. 112 U.S. 294 1884 1 United States
Leach v. Johnston 812 F. Supp. 1198 1992 1 United States
Brown v. Evans 17 F. 912 1883 1 United States
Dent v. Ferguson 132 U.S. 50 1889 1 United States
Ben v. Scott 1 D.C. 407 1807 0 Freedom Petition United States
Sears v. Eastburn 51 U.S. 187 1850 1 United States
New Orleans v. Steamship Co. 87 U.S. 387 1874 1 United States
McClean v. Miller 15 F. Cas. 1267 1825 1 United States
United States v. Clark 25 F. Cas. 441 1825 1 United States
Whitaker v. Bramson 29 F. Cas. 947 1855 1 United States
United States v. Slusky 514 F.2d 1222 1975 1 United States
Palmer v. Cassin 18 F. Cas. 1026 1812 1 United States
Nicholls v. Johns 18 F. Cas. 181 1812 1 United States
United States v. Patrick 27 F. Cas. 460 1812 1 United States
United States v. Messerlian 633 F. Supp. 1493 1986 1 United States
Birch v. Gittings 3 F. Cas. 425 1812 1 United States
Smith v. Potts 22 F. Cas. 629 1803 1 United States
Udall v. Wisconsin 306 F.2d 790 1962 1 United States
United States v. Rhodes 27 F. Cas. 794 1807 1 United States
United States v. McLaughlin 26 F. Cas. 1126 1807 1 United States