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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Burrow v. State 12 Ark. 65 1851 0 Arkansas
M'Millan v. Eastman 4 Mass. 378 1808 0 Massachusetts
Inhabitants of Salem v. Inhabitants of Hamilton 4 Mass. 676 1808 0 Massachusetts
Inhabitants of Dighton v. Inhabitants of Freetown 4 Mass. 539 1808 0 Massachusetts
Loudon v. Scott 15 F. Cas. 940 1805 0 United States
United States v. Beddo 4 D.C. 664 1835 0 United States
United States v. Brockett 2 D.C. 441 1823 0 United States
Emerson v. Howland 8 F. Cas. 634 1816 0 United States
Lord v. Dall 12 Mass. 115 1815 0 Massachusetts
United States v. Coulter 1 D.C. 203 1804 0 United States
Chapman v. Fenwick 4 D.C. 431 1834 0 United States
Park v. Willis 2 D.C. 83 1813 0 United States
Hughes v. Pike 27 Ark. 298 1871 0 Arkansas
Fidelio v. Dermott 1 D.C. 405 1807 0 United States
United States v. Lindsay 1 D.C. 245 1805 0 United States
Wigle v. Kirby's Executor 3 D.C. 597 1829 0 United States
Peter v. Cureton 19 F. Cas. 312 1825 0 United States
Jennings v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 512 1838 0 United States
United States v. Terry 1 D.C. 318 1806 0 United States
Sheppard v. Thomas 26 Ark. 617 1871 0 Arkansas