Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Lewisburg Bank v. Sheffey 140 U.S. 445 1891 1 United States
Hill v. Chicago & Evanston Railroad 140 U.S. 52 1891 1 United States
In re Susan 2 Wheel. Cr. Cas. 594 1818 0 United States
The Slavers. (Reindeer.) 69 U.S. 383 1864 0 United States
In re Ayers 123 U.S. 443 1887 1 United States
Garey v. Johnson 10 F. Cas. 1 1814 0 Trespass vi et armis United States
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad v. Commonwealth 115 U.S. 321 1885 1 United States
Kurtz v. Moffitt 115 U.S. 487 1885 1 United States
United States v. Copeland 25 F. Cas. 646 1862 0 Habeus Corpus/Fugitive Slave Law United States
Heidritter v. Elizabeth Oil-Cloth Co. 112 U.S. 294 1884 1 United States
McClean v. Miller 15 F. Cas. 1267 1825 1 United States
Covell v. Heyman 111 U.S. 176 1884 1 United States
The Friendschaft 16 U.S. 14 1818 1 United States
Krippendorf v. Hyde 110 U.S. 276 1884 1 United States
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad v. Southern Express Co. 108 U.S. 24 1883 1 United States
Bell v. Greenfield 5 D.C. 669 1840 0 Freedom Suit/ Will United States
Rubert Hermanos, Inc. v. People of Puerto Rico 118 F.2d 752 1941 1 United States
Clark v. Barnard 108 U.S. 436 1883 1 United States
Louisiana v. Jumel 107 U.S. 711 1882 1 United States
United States v. Ochs 548 F. Supp. 502 1982 1 United States