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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Crandall v. State 10 Conn. 339 1834 0 Criminal Connecticut
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Criminal Illinois
Coles v. County of Madison 1 Ill. 154 1826 0 Criminal Illinois
Hamilton v. Commonwealth 3 Pen. & W. 142 1831 0 Criminal SC of PA.
United States v. The Catharine 25 F. Cas. 332 1840 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. New York
United States v. Malebran 26 F. Cas. 1145 1820 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. New York
In re Booth 3 Wis. 157 1854 0 Criminal Wisconsin
United States v. Andrews 24 F. Cas. 815 1820 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1138 1855 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Reed 27 F. Cas. 727 1852 0 Criminal Circuit Court, N.D. New York
Respublica v. Richards 2 U.S. 224 1795 0 Criminal Pennsylvania
Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. Holloway 3 Serg. & Rawl. 4 1817 0 Criminal SC of PA.
United States v. Santos 27 F. Cas. 954 1862 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
State v. Aaron 4 N.J.L. 231 1818 0 Criminal New Jersey
Birney v. State 8 Ohio 230 1837 0 Criminal Ohio
United States v. Westervelt 28 F. Cas. 529 1861 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Horn 26 F. Cas. 373 1862 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Brune 24 F. Cas. 1280 1852 0 Criminal Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Gordon 25 F. Cas. 1364 1861 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Chambers v. People 5 Ill. 351 1843 0 Criminal Illinois