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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Gillespie v. McKnight 10 F. Cas. 385 1870 0 United States
Ex parte Ben 1 D.C. 532 1809 0 United States
Gilbert v. Ward 4 D.C. 171 1831 0 United States
Ben v. Scott 1 D.C. 365 1806 0 United States
In re Anderson, 30 B.R. 995, 1002 (M.D. Tenn. 1983) 30 B.R. 995 1983 1 United States
Thomas v. Scott 23 F. Cas. 970 1810 0 United States
United States v. Louder 1 D.C. 103 1802 0 United States
Merzbacher v. Shearin 732 F. Supp. 2d 527 2010 1 United States
Wilkinson v. Williams 29 F. Cas. 1270 1850 0 United States
Stewart v. Barcroft 23 F. Cas. 53 1841 0 United States
Bradford v. C.I.R. 84 T.C.M. (CCH) 337 (T.C. 2002) 2002 1 United States
United States v. $119,030.00 in U.S. Currency 955 F. Supp. 2d 569 2013 1 United States
Amelia v. Caldwell 2 D.C. 418 1823 0 United States
Emanuel v. Ball 2 D.C. 101 1814 0 United States
Grady v. Corbin 495 U.S. 508 1990 1 United States
Belk v. Purkett 15 F.3d 803 1994 1 United States
Bell v. Mayor of Vicksburg 64 U.S. 443 1859 1 United States
United States v. Costello 666 F.3d 1040 2012 1 United States
Billings v. Wichita State Univ. 557 F. Supp. 1348 1983 1 United States
United States v. Gassaway 25 F. Cas. 1263 1844 0 United States