| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley v. Shattuck | 28 Miss. 13 | 1854 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Newell v. Newell | 34 Miss. 385 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| King v. Talbert | 36 Miss. 367 | 1858 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Ragland v. State | 125 Ala. 12 | 1899 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Steward v. People | 224 Ill. 434 | 1906 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Roach v. Anderson | 28 Miss. 234 | 1854 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Paisley | 36 Mont. 237 | 1907 | 1 | Montana | |
| State v. Sala | 63 Nev. 270 | 1946 | 1 | Nevada | |
| Exum v. Canty | 34 Miss. 533 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Jenkins v. Gowen | 37 Miss. 444 | 1859 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Chapman | 49 N.C. App. 103 | 1980 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Richardson | 308 N.C. 470 | 1983 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Fitzgerald v. Reed | 17 Miss. 94 | 1847 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Hope | 77 N.C. App. 338 | 1985 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Berry v. Bland | 15 Miss. 77 | 1846 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Hope | 317 N.C. 302 | 1986 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Ellis v. Abercrombie ex rel. Stephens | 18 Miss. 474 | 1848 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Robertson | 138 N.C. App. 506 | 2000 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| United States v. Gattis | 877 F.3d 150 | 2017 | 1 | United States | |
| Holloman v. Holloman | 13 Miss. 559 | 1846 | 0 | Mississippi |