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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Bank of the United States v. Smith 4 D.C. 712 1836 0 United States
Le Grand v. United States 12 F. 577 1882 1 United States
Bowman v. Barron 4 D.C. 450 1834 0 United States
Fitzgerald v. First Nat. Bank of Rapid City 114 F. 474 1902 1 United States
Patillo v. Allen-West Commission Co. 108 F. 723 1901 1 United States
Porter v. Price 80 F. 655 1897 1 United States
Smith v. Commissioner 3 T.C. 894 1944 1 United States
Hill v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 114 1837 0 United States
Steele ex rel. Corn Exchange Bank v. United States 19 Ct. Cl. 181 1884 1 United States
City of Kansas City v. Lemen 57 F. 905 1893 1 United States
Cox v. United States 421 F.2d 576 1970 1 United States
Kahler v. Kansas 140 S. Ct. 1021 2020 1 United States
Hobbs v. Magruder 4 D.C. 429 1834 0 United States
Taylor v. United States 388 F.2d 849 1967 1 United States
Sarah v. Taylor 2 D.C. 155 1818 0 United States
Durlacher v. Durlacher 35 F. Supp. 1005 1940 1 United States
Nevett v. Berry 18 F. Cas. 27 1837 0 United States
Carleton v. Jenks 80 F. 937 1897 1 United States
Shanks v. Globe Metallurgical, Inc. 390 F. Supp. 3d 1323 2019 1 United States
Betty v. Deneale 3 F. Cas. 319 1818 0 United States