Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Simmons v. Gird 2 D.C. 100 1814 0 Freedom Petition United States
Allen v. Georgia 166 U.S. 138 1897 1 United States
Sylvia v. Coryell 1 D.C. 32 1801 0 Freedom Petition United States
Gilbert v. Ward 4 D.C. 171 1831 0 Freedom Petition United States
Elliott v. Hinds 573 F. Supp. 571 1983 1 United States
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 Assault/Battery, False Imprisonment United States
Nan v. Moxley 1 D.C. 523 1808 0 Freedom/Manumission United States
Ben v. Scott 1 D.C. 365 1806 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Process United States
Shreveport Chapter #237 of United Daughters of the Confederacy v. Caddo Parish Comm'n 331 F. Supp. 3d 605 2018 1 United States
J. B. McCrary Co. v. Town of Winnfield 40 F. Supp. 427 1941 1 United States
Denver & R. G. R. v. Rodder 100 F. 738 1900 1 United States
McAllester v. Adams (In re Adams) 57 B.R. 1 1983 1 United States
Jordan v. Taylor 98 F. 643 1899 1 United States
United States v. Strauss 443 F.2d 986 1971 1 United States
Levin v. Katzenbach 363 F.2d 287 1966 1 United States
HBE Leasing Corp. v. Frank 48 F.3d 623 1995 1 United States
Atlanta Nat. Bank v. Southern Ry. Co. 106 F. 623 1901 1 United States
Ellery v. Brown 8 F. Cas. 527 1875 1 United States
Sorenson v. United States 168 F. 785 1909 1 United States
In re Roberts 24 F. 132 1885 1 United States