| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▼ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People v. Beck | 21 Cal. 385 | 1863 | 1 | California | |
| Morton v. People | 47 Ill. 468 | 1868 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Commonwealth v. Sowle | 75 Mass. 304 | 1857 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| People v. Macard | 73 Mich. 15 | 1888 | 1 | Michigan | |
| State v. Ellis | 74 Mo. 207 | 1881 | 1 | Missouri | |
| State v. Kotovsky | 74 Mo. 247 | 1881 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Hague v. State | 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1081 | 1872 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Ross v. Nesmith | 2 Miss. Dec. 389 | 1883 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Territory of New Mexico v. Lucero | 16 N.M. 652 | 1911 | 1 | New Mexico | |
| Bank v. McIntire | 40 Ohio St. 528 | 1884 | 1 | Ohio | |
| State v. Lawrence | 20 Or. 236 | 1891 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Acker v. Commonwealth | 94 Pa. 284 | 1880 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| State v. Bowling | 3 Shan. Cas. 110 | 1880 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Hull v. State | 74 Tenn. 249 | 1880 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Cooper v. State | 210 Tenn. 63 | 1962 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| State v. Shuford | 69 N.C. 486 | 1873 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Gounagias | 88 Wash. 304 | 1915 | 1 | Washington | |
| Johnson v. State | 129 Wis. 146 | 1906 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Lansdale v. Dearing | 351 Mo. 356 | 1943 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Rhodes v. Commonwealth | 78 Va. 692 | 1884 | 1 | Virginia |