| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham v. Graham | 4 W. Va. 320 | 1870 | 0 | West Virginia | |
| Rutter v. Sullivan | 25 W. Va. 427 | 1885 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Sanaker v. Cushwa | 3 W. Va. 29 | 1868 | 0 | West Virginia | |
| Anderson v. Millikin | 9 Ohio St. 568 | 1859 | 0 | Ohio | |
| Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey | 2 W. Va. 326 | 1867 | 0 | West Virginia | |
| Beacroft v. Strawn | 67 Ill. 28 | 1873 | 0 | Civil | Illinois |
| Anderson v. Poindexter | 6 Ohio St. 622 | 1856 | 0 | Civil | Ohio |
| State v. Curzy | 19 Ind. 430 | 1862 | 0 | Criminal | Indiana |
| Parker v. Clarkson | 4 W. Va. 407 | 1870 | 0 | West Virginia | |
| Maddox vs. Negroes Price | 17 Md. 413 | 1861 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Seevers v. Hamilton | 6 Iowa 199 | 1858 | 0 | Iowa | |
| Daggs v. Frazer | 6 F. Cas. 1112 | 1849 | 0 | United States | |
| Johnson v. Mason | 3 D.C. 294 | 1828 | 0 | United States | |
| State v. Aaron | 4 N.J.L. 231 | 1818 | 0 | Criminal | New Jersey |
| Thornton’s Case | 11 Ill. 332 | 1849 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Dep't of Homeland Sec. v. Thuraissigiam | 140 S. Ct. 1959 | 2020 | 1 | United States | |
| Reed v. Meaux | 292 So. 2d 557 | 1974 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Ex parte Bushnell | 9 Ohio St. 76 | 1859 | 1 | Ohio | |
| In re Booth | 3 Wis. 1 | 1854 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| White v. Green | 36 N.C. 45 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina |