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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Murray v. The Schooner Charming Betsy 6 U.S. 65 1804 1 United States
The Venus 14 U.S. 112 1816 1 United States
The Aurora 12 U.S. 203 1814 1 United States
The Joseph 12 U.S. 451 1814 1 United States
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 United States
United States v. State of Louisiana 225 F. Supp. 353 1963 1 United States
Malley v. Briggs 475 U.S. 335 1986 1 United States
Austin v. Borel 830 F.2d 1356 1987 1 United States
Wolf v. Plunkett 30 F. Cas. 409 1875 1 United States
Shreveport Chapter #237 of United Daughters of the Confederacy v. Caddo Parish Comm'n 331 F. Supp. 3d 605 2018 1 United States
In re Sandefer 47 B.R. 133 1985 1 United States
Stewart v. Jones 35 B.R. 392 1983 1 United States
The St. Nicholas 14 U.S. 417 1816 1 United States
Brown v. United States 12 U.S. 110 1814 1 United States
Durlacher v. Durlacher 35 F. Supp. 1005 1940 1 United States
Castle v. Persons 117 F. 835 1902 1 United States
The Mary 15 U.S. 123 1817 1 United States
Brown v. Fletcher 140 F. 639 1904 1 United States
The Fortuna 15 U.S. 161 1817 1 United States
Fountain v. 624 Pieces of Timber 140 F. 381 1904 1 United States