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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Axman v. Washington Gaslight Co. 38 App. D.C. 150 1912 1 District of Columbia
Council v. United States 302 F. Supp. 1315 1969 1 United States
United States v. Treadway 312 F. Supp. 307 1970 1 United States
United States ex rel. Grano v. Anderson 318 F. Supp. 263 1970 1 United States
Pennsylvania v. Local Union 542, International Union of Operating Engineers 388 F. Supp. 155 1974 1 United States
Grafton v. Cummings 99 U.S. 100 1878 1 United States
Viterbo v. Friedlander 120 U.S. 707 1887 1 United States
Grant v. Phœnix Insurance 106 U.S. 429 1882 1 United States
Chicago & Vincennes Railroad v. Fosdick 106 U.S. 47 1882 1 United States
Ames v. Kansas ex rel. Johnston 111 U.S. 449 1884 1 United States
Spies v. Illinois 123 U.S. 131 1887 1 United States
Wills v. Jones 13 App. D.C. 482 1898 1 District of Columbia
Henderson v. United States Radiator Corp. 78 F.2d 674 1935 1 United States
Sauerhoff v. Hearst Corp. 388 F. Supp. 117 1974 1 United States
Sims v. Georgetown College 1 App. D.C. 72 1893 1 District of Columbia
Daisernia v. New York 582 F. Supp. 792 1984 1 United States
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. United States 220 U.S. 559 1911 1 United States
United States v. Johnson 149 F.2d 31 1945 1 United States
In re Jefferson County 465 B.R. 243 2012 1 United States
City of New Orleans v. Abbagnato 62 F. 240 1894 1 United States