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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Lewis v. Barnhart 145 U.S. 56 1892 1 United States
Gilmer v. Morris 35 F. 682 1888 1 United States
The St. Nicholas 14 U.S. 417 1816 1 United States
Dufour v. Lang 54 F. 913 1892 1 United States
United States v. King 26 F. Cas. 786 1807 1 United States
Almeida v. Certain Slaves 1 F. Cas. 538 1814 0 United States
Smallwood v. Worthington 2 D.C. 431 1823 0 United States
United States v. Schneiderman 102 F. Supp. 52 1951 1 United States
Ryan v. Glenn 489 F.2d 110 1974 1 United States
Bean v. Patterson 122 U.S. 496 1887 1 United States
Grant v. Bontz 2 D.C. 184 1819 0 United States
United States v. Lampley 127 F.3d 1231 1997 1 United States
La Roche v. Lessee of Jones 50 U.S. 155 1850 1 United States
Amis v. Smith 41 U.S. 303 1842 1 United States
United States v. Johnson 4 D.C. 303 1833 0 United States
United States v. Banks 17 F. 322 1883 1 United States
Hyde v. Shine 199 U.S. 62 1905 1 United States
Hudson v. Bishop 32 F. 519 1887 1 United States
United States v. Shorter 1 D.C. 371 1806 0 United States
Harlan v. Archer 79 F.2d 673 1935 1 United States