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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Thornton v. Davis 4 D.C. 500 1835 0 United States
Brown v. Commissioner 180 F.2d 946 1950 1 United States
Bowles v. Field 78 F. 742 1897 1 United States
Shilkret v. Helvering 138 F.2d 925 1943 1 United States
Den v. Baskerville 52 U.S. 329 1850 1 United States
Currell v. Villars 72 F. 330 1896 1 United States
JNJ Logistics, LLC v. Scottsdale Insurance 617 F. App'x 464 2015 1 United States
Smith v. Addison 22 F. Cas. 416 1839 1 United States
Smith v. Addison 5 D.C. 623 1839 1 United States
Nicholson v. Deaver 251 F. 164 1918 1 United States
Appeal of North American Light & Power Co. 180 F.2d 975 1950 1 United States
McDonald v. City of Chicago 177 L. Ed. 2d 894 2010 1 United States
Woolridge v. McKenna 8 F. 650 1881 1 United States
Mesa Petroleum Co. v. Coniglio 629 F.2d 1022 1980 1 United States
Felix v. Patrick 36 F. 457 1888 1 United States
Wollschlaeger v. Governor, Florida 848 F.3d 1293 2017 1 United States
Quittner v. Los Angeles Steel Casting Co. 202 F.2d 814 1953 1 United States
Cronin v. Adams 192 U.S. 108 1904 1 United States
In re Wolf 188 F. 519 1911 1 United States
Bender v. Pfaff 282 U.S. 127 1930 1 United States