Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Green v. Green 14 La. Ann. 39 1859 0 Heirs, inheritance Louisiana
Anthony v. Peay 18 Ark. 24 1856 0 Heir seeks to maintain suit for unpaid purchase of land due by estate Arkansas
Heirs of Brown v. Jacobs 24 La. Ann. 526 1872 0 Heirs Louisiana
United States v. Beebe 807 F. Supp. 2d 1045 2011 1 hate crime United States
Crandall v. State 10 Conn. 339 1834 0 Harbouring slave Connecticut
State v. Hathaway 20 N.C. 125 1838 0 Harboring or maintaining a runaway slave North Carolina
Tankersley v. Lipscomb 30 Va. 813 1831 0 Harboring a runaway slave General Ct of VA
McElhaney v. State 24 Ala. 71 1854 0 Harboring an Enslaved Person Alabama
Ex parte Deane 7 F. Cas. 306 1811 0 Habeus Petition/ Jurisdiction of Local Government United States
Negro William Richardson's Case 5 D.C. 338 1837 0 Habeus Corpus/ Runaways United States
United States v. Copeland 25 F. Cas. 646 1862 0 Habeus Corpus/Fugitive Slave Law United States
Ex parte Letty 1 D.C. 328 1806 0 Habeus Corpus/ Freedom petition United States
Ex parte Anthony 1 D.C. 295 1806 0 Habeus Corpus United States
Ex parte Ben 1 D.C. 532 1809 0 Habeus Corpus United States
Field v. Walker 17 Ala. 80 1849 0 Habeas Corpus Rights of an Ensalved Person Alabama
Bazzi v. Rose 8 Mart. (o.s.) 149 1820 0 Habeas corpus, criminal law, freedom suit, emancipation, conflict of laws Louisiana
Wlodarz v. State 361 S.W.3d 490 2012 1 habeas Tennessee
Harris v. Carstarphen 69 N.C. 416 1873 0 Guardian & Ward Settlements North Carolina
Melton v. McKesson 35 N.C. 475 1852 0 Guardians & Wards North Carolina
Johnson v. Kelly 44 Ga. 485 1871 0 Guardianship of former slave Georgia