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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Weems v. George 54 U.S. 190 1851 1 United States
Gaines v. Relf 53 U.S. 472 1851 1 United States
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1015 1851 0 United States
Very v. Levy 54 U.S. 345 1851 1 United States
Harris v. Runnels 53 U.S. 79 1851 1 United States
Dorsey v. Packwood 53 U.S. 126 1851 1 United States
Taylor v. Doe ex dem. Miller 54 U.S. 287 1851 1 United States
Dundas v. Hitchcock 53 U.S. 256 1851 1 United States
Neves v. Scott 54 U.S. 268 1851 1 United States
United States v. Morris 26 F. Cas. 1323 1851 1 United States
Russell v. Southard 53 U.S. 139 1851 1 United States
Parish v. Murphree 54 U.S. 92 1851 1 United States
Jecker v. Montgomery 54 U.S. 498 1851 1 United States
Doe ex dem. Barbarie v. Eslava 50 U.S. 421 1850 1 United States
Downs v. Kissam 51 U.S. 102 1850 1 United States
Barrow v. Reab 50 U.S. 366 1850 1 United States
Ladd ex rel. Montgomery v. Ladd 49 U.S. 10 1850 1 United States
Sears v. Eastburn 51 U.S. 187 1850 1 United States
United States v. Mayor of Philadelphia 52 U.S. 609 1850 1 United States
Wheeler v. Smith 50 U.S. 55 1850 1 United States