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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
United States v. Beebe 807 F. Supp. 2d 1045 2011 1 hate crime United States
Merzbacher v. Shearin 732 F. Supp. 2d 527 2010 1 jury/crim pro United States
Merrimac Corp. v. Sved 128 B.R. 874 1991 1 United States
Billings v. Wichita State Univ. 557 F. Supp. 1348 1983 1 equal pay United States
Johnson v. Kansas City S. 224 F.R.D. 382 2004 1 corporate United States
Safe Sts. All. v. Hickenlooper 859 F.3d 865 2017 1 RICO, jurisdiction United States
Fruehauf Corp. v. Jartran, Inc. 886 F.2d 859 1989 1 United States
DeSisto College, Inc. v. Line 888 F.2d 755 1989 1 United States
United States v. West 5 D.C. 35 1836 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Apex Fountain Sales, Inc. v. Kleinfeld 27 F.3d 931 1994 1 United States
Stubbe v. Banco Financiero de Puerto Rico (In re Colonial Mortgage Bankers Corp.) 134 B.R. 697 1991 1 United States
In re Beach 13 B.R. 759 1981 1 dischargeability of debt United States
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v. Townsend 793 F.3d 771 2015 1 appellate procedure United States
Warner v. Unsecured Creditors’ Committee (In re Warner) 94 B.R. 734 1988 1 United States
Bartkus v. Illinois 359 U.S. 121 1959 1 United States
Republic Natural Gas Co. v. Oklahoma 334 U.S. 62 1948 1 United States
In re Franklin 214 B.R. 826 1997 1 United States
Radio Station WOW, Inc. v. Johnson 326 U.S. 120 1945 1 United States
Simmons v. Saul 138 U.S. 439 1891 1 United States
In re Sec. Lighting Co. 30 B.R. 10 1983 1 negligent damage to debtor's employee United States