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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Foret v. Mathes 159 F. 128 1908 1 United States
Young v. Palmer 2 D.C. 625 1825 0 United States
Bell v. Greenfield 5 D.C. 669 1840 0 United States
United States v. Haun 26 F. Cas. 227 1860 0 United States
Ex parte Amy 1 D.C. 392 1807 0 United States
Ash v. Williams 5 D.C. 674 1840 0 United States
United States v. Fisher 1 D.C. 244 1805 0 United States
Minchin v. Docker 17 F. Cas. 437 1806 0 United States
Jennings v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 512 1838 0 United States
United States v. Hill 1 D.C. 521 1808 0 United States
Graham v. Alexander 5 D.C. 663 1840 0 United States
Fidelio v. Dermott 1 D.C. 405 1807 0 United States
Emerson v. Howland 8 F. Cas. 634 1816 0 United States
United States v. Lindsay 1 D.C. 245 1805 0 United States
United States v. La Coste 26 F. Cas. 826 1820 0 United States
United States v. Richard 2 D.C. 439 1823 0 United States
United States v. Clark 2 D.C. 620 1825 0 United States
The Tigris 23 F. Cas. 1220 1841 0 United States
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1167 1820 0 United States
Wigle v. Kirby's Executor 3 D.C. 597 1829 0 United States