| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glover v. Commonwealth | 86 Va. 382 | 1889 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Noble v. Martin | 191 Wash. 39 | 1937 | 1 | Washington | |
| People v. Newberry | 20 Cal. 439 | 1862 | 1 | California | |
| Bowman v. Long | 23 Ga. 242 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Hoffman v. Gold | 8 G. & J. 79 | 1836 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Succession of Duplessis | 10 Rob. 193 | 1845 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Quarles v. Albritton | 116 So. 2d 175 | 1959 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Masters v. United States | 42 App. D.C. 350 | 1914 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Simmons v. State | 32 Fla. 387 | 1893 | 1 | Florida | |
| Payne v. Bruton | 10 Ark. 53 | 1849 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| State v. Brown | 38 Kan. 390 | 1888 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Reese v. Reese | 41 Md. 554 | 1875 | 1 | Maryland | |
| State v. Northern Pacific Express Co. | 58 Minn. 403 | 1894 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Beckham v. Nacke | 56 Mo. 546 | 1874 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Shattuck v. State | 51 Miss. 575 | 1875 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Cook v. State | 72 Miss. 517 | 1895 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Fischer v. Gerndt | 94 N.J. Eq. 53 | 1922 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Halsted v. State | 41 N.J.L. 552 | 1879 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| People v. Kibler | 106 N.Y. 321 | 1887 | 1 | New York | |
| Galusha v. Galusha | 116 N.Y. 635 | 1889 | 1 | New York |