| Case Name ▼ | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarnagin v. Conway | 21 Tenn. 50 | 1840 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Janney v. Sprigg | 7 Gill 197 | 1848 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Jane v. Hagen | 29 Tenn. 332 | 1849 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Jamieson v. Bruce | 6 G. & J. 72 | 1834 | 0 | Maryland | |
| James v. State | 28 Tenn. 308 | 1848 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| James v. Jones | 29 Tenn. 384 | 1849 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| James v. Hall | 1 Swan 297 | 1851 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| James v. Gaither | 2 H. & J. 176 | 1806 | 0 | Maryland | |
| James v. Drake | 35 Tenn. 340 | 1855 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| James v. Carper | 36 Tenn. 397 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| James P. v. Newcomb | 38 Tex. 561 | 1873 | 0 | Texas | |
| Jameson v. McCoy | 52 Tenn. 108 | 1871 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Jacob v. State | 22 Tenn. 493 | 1842 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Jacob v. Sharp | 19 Tenn. 114 | 1838 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Jack v. State | 26 Tex. 1 | 1861 | 0 | Texas | |
| Ivey's Adm'r v. Owens | 28 Ala. 641 | 1856 | 0 | Recovery of Proceeds for Sale of an Enslaved Person | Alabama |
| Isham v. State | 1 Sneed 111 | 1853 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Isham v. State | 38 Ala. 213 | 1862 | 0 | Homicide of a White Person | Alabama |
| Isaac v. Williams | 3 Gill 278 | 1845 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Isaac v. State | 39 Tenn. 458 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee |