| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roe v. Doe | 34 Ga. 167 | 1865 | 1 | Georgia | |
| La Beau v. People | 6 Park. Crim. Rep. 371 | 1865 | 1 | New York | |
| Swanzey v. Parker | 50 Pa. 441 | 1865 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Morris v. Barnes | 35 Mo. 412 | 1865 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Kean v. Mitchell | 13 Mich. 207 | 1865 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Smith v. Butler | 1 Daly (N.Y.) 508 | 1865 | 1 | New York | |
| Savery v. Browning | 18 Iowa 246 | 1865 | 1 | Iowa | |
| State v. Ostrander | 18 Iowa 435 | 1865 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Samuel v. Roberts | 42 Tenn. 153 | 1865 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Jackson v. Jackson | 16 Ohio St. 163 | 1865 | 1 | Ohio | |
| People v. Lamb | 54 Barb. 342 | 1865 | 1 | New York | |
| Palmer v. Yager | 20 Wis. 91 | 1865 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Groome v. Lewis | 23 Md. 137 | 1865 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Laubenheimer v. Mann | 19 Wis. 519 | 1865 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Neff's Appeal | 48 Pa. 501 | 1865 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| N. & N.-W. R. R. v. Jones | 42 Tenn. 574 | 1865 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Leavitt v. Pratt | 53 Me. 147 | 1865 | 1 | Maine | |
| Sparrow v. Strong | 70 U.S. 97 | 1865 | 1 | United States | |
| Smith v. Smith | 93 Mass. 423 | 1865 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Commonwealth v. Newcomer | 49 Pa. 478 | 1865 | 1 | Pennsylvania |