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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Bell v. Rhodes 3 F. Cas. 120 1842 0 United States
Harris v. Alexander 4 D.C. 1 1830 0 United States
Stanback v. Waters 4 D.C. 2 1830 0 United States
Dunbar v. Ball 7 F. Cas. 1185 1821 0 United States
Slacum v. Smith 2 D.C. 149 1818 0 United States
Washington v. Wilson 2 D.C. 153 1818 0 United States
Rogers v. Fenwick 1 D.C. 136 1803 0 United States
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1015 1851 0 United States
Sam v. Green 2 D.C. 165 1819 0 United States
United States v. Battiste 24 F. Cas. 1042 1835 0 United States
Bowie v. Hunter 4 D.C. 699 1836 0 United States
United States v. Nathan 4 D.C. 470 1834 0 United States
United States v. Wright 1 D.C. 123 1803 0 United States
United States v. Patrick 2 D.C. 66 1812 0 United States
United States v. Bowen 4 D.C. 604 1835 0 United States
United States v. Rhodes 1 D.C. 447 1807 0 United States
United States v. King 1 D.C. 444 1807 0 United States
Garretson v. Lingan 2 D.C. 236 1821 0 United States
Bernard v. McKenna 4 D.C. 130 1831 0 United States
Thompson v. Clarke 2 D.C. 145 1817 0 United States