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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Gerhard's Estate 160 Pa. 253 1894 1 Pennsylvania
Granger v. Granger 147 Ind. 95 1896 1 Indiana
Finley v. Thompson 68 Okla. 250 1918 1 Oklahoma
United States v. McNinch 356 U.S. 595 1958 1 United States
DiBella v. United States 369 U.S. 121 1962 1 United States
Brown Shoe Co. v. United States 370 U.S. 294 1962 1 United States
Patsy v. Board of Regents 457 U.S. 496 1982 1 United States
Briscoe v. LaHue 460 U.S. 325 1983 1 United States
Heath v. Alabama 474 U.S. 82 1985 1 United States
Will v. Michigan Department of State Police 491 U.S. 58 1989 1 United States
California v. Superior Court of California 482 U.S. 400 1987 1 United States
Burns v. Reed 500 U.S. 478 1991 1 United States
In re Stanley 182 B.R. 241 1994 1 United States
Fraidin v. Weitzman (In re Fraidin) 188 B.R. 529 1995 1 United States
Ob/Gyn Solutions, L.C. v. Six (In re Six) 80 F.3d 452 1996 1 United States
Henry v. Felder 7 S.C. Eq. 323 1827 1 South Carolina
Wilson v. Cockrill 8 Mo. 1 1843 1 Missouri
Burrough v. Foster 6 R.I. 534 1860 1 Rhode Island
United States v. Wheeler 545 F.2d 1255 1976 1 United States
Wright v. Comley 14 Ill. App. 551 1884 1 Illinois