| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones v. Jones | 173 N.C. 279 | 1917 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Mitcham v. Moore | 73 Ala. 542 | 1883 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Davidson v. Davidson | 189 N.C. 625 | 1925 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Cameron v. Cameron | 231 N.C. 123 | 1949 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Ragland v. State | 125 Ala. 12 | 1899 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Steward v. People | 224 Ill. 434 | 1906 | 1 | Illinois | |
| State v. Paisley | 36 Mont. 237 | 1907 | 1 | Montana | |
| State v. Sala | 63 Nev. 270 | 1946 | 1 | Nevada | |
| State v. Chapman | 49 N.C. App. 103 | 1980 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Richardson | 308 N.C. 470 | 1983 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Hope | 77 N.C. App. 338 | 1985 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Hope | 317 N.C. 302 | 1986 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Robertson | 138 N.C. App. 506 | 2000 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| United States v. Gattis | 877 F.3d 150 | 2017 | 1 | United States | |
| United States v. Dinkins | 928 F.3d 349 | 2019 | 1 | United States | |
| MacDonald v. Fagan | 118 S.C. 510 | 1922 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Ingham's Estate | 315 Pa. 293 | 1934 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| State v. Cox | 281 N.C. 131 | 1972 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Alexander | 18 N.C. App. 460 | 1973 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Moore v. McKinley | 246 Iowa 734 | 1955 | 1 | Iowa |