| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartkus v. Illinois | 359 U.S. 121 | 1959 | 1 | United States | |
| Spencer v. Stanton | 46 Tenn. App. 688 | 1959 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Williams v. Burmeister | 47 Tenn. App. 414 | 1959 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Richards v. Richards | 204 Tenn. 646 | 1959 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| State v. Grundler | 251 N.C. 177 | 1959 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Studds v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. | 267 F.2d 875 | 1959 | 1 | United States | |
| Puleo v. State | 109 So. 2d 39 | 1959 | 1 | Florida | |
| Nelms v. Nelms | 250 N.C. 237 | 1959 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Florane v. Conway | 111 So. 2d 149 | 1959 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Raskind v. Raskind | 45 Tenn. App. 583 | 1959 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Butz v. State | 221 Md. 68 | 1959 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Stringer v. Miller | 343 P.2d 508 | 1959 | 1 | Wyoming | |
| Stringer v. Miller | 80 Wyo. 389 | 1959 | 1 | Wyoming | |
| Rappaport v. Nichols | 31 N.J. 188 | 1959 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Harris v. Sweeney | 170 Ohio St. 151 | 1959 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Hickok v. Gulf Oil Corp. | 84 Ohio Law Abs. 272 | 1959 | 1 | United States | |
| Allen v. Gornto | 100 Ga. App. 744 | 1959 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Cantor v. Cantor | 86 Ohio Law Abs. 452 | 1959 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Abbate v. United States | 359 U.S. 187 | 1959 | 1 | United States | |
| Dunham v. Pannell | 263 F.2d 725 | 1959 | 1 | United States |