| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bivens v. Brown | 37 Ala. 422 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Schmidt v. Coulter | 6 Minn. 492 | 1861 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Chatterton v. People | 15 Abb. Pr. 147 | 1861 | 1 | New York | |
| Fountain v. Brown | 38 Ala. 72 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| People v. Bonney | 19 Cal. 426 | 1861 | 1 | California | |
| Wyatt v. Woods | 31 Mo. 351 | 1861 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Steele v. Townsend | 37 Ala. 247 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Chapman v. Woodward | 16 La. Ann. 167 | 1861 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Bedell's Adm'r v. Smith | 37 Ala. 619 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Fountain v. Bryce | 47 S.C.L. 234 | 1861 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Cloud v. Whiting | 38 Ala. 57 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Stevens v. Hatch | 6 Minn. 64 | 1861 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Arnold v. Cord | 16 Ind. 177 | 1861 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Harrell v. De Normandie | 26 Tex. 120 | 1861 | 1 | Texas | |
| Thompson v. Bell | 37 Ala. 438 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Jack v. State | 26 Tex. 1 | 1861 | 0 | Texas | |
| Coolidge v. Melvin | 42 N.H. 510 | 1861 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Dixon v. Merritt | 6 Minn. 160 | 1861 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Parlange v. Parlange | 16 La. Ann. 17 | 1861 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Cunningham v. Frandtzen | 26 Tex. 34 | 1861 | 1 | Texas |