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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
United States v. Bowman 24 F. Cas. 1212 1808 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. PA.
U.S. v. Morris 26 F.Cas. 1323 1851 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. Mass.
People v. Wolven 2 Edm. Sel. Cas. 108 1848 0 Criminal City Court of New York
Lane v. Powell 1 Edm. Sel. Cas. 256 1846 0 Criminal SC of New York
US v. Hanway 9 West.L.J. 103 1851 0 Criminal Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
State v. Beach 2 Kirby 20 1787 0 Criminal Connecticut
Graves v. State 1 Ind. 368 1849 0 Criminal Indiana
Commonwealth v. Tracy 46 Mass. 536 1843 0 Criminal Massachusetts
State v. Aaron 4 N.J.L. 231 1818 0 Criminal New Jersey
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Criminal Illinois
United States v. Williams 28 F. Cas. 631 1852 0 Criminal District Court, E.D. PA.
Respublica v. Richards 1 Yeates 480 1795 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Wells v. Lane 8 Johns. 462 1811 0 Criminal SC of New York
Commonwealth v. Griffith 19 Mass. 11 1823 0 Criminal Massachusetts
United States v. Darnaud 25 F. Cas. 754 1855 0 Criminal Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
In re Charge to Grand Jury - Treason 5 Pa. L.J. 55 1851 0 Criminal Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Fish v. Fisher 2 Johns. Cas. 89 1800 0 Criminal SC of New York
The Laurens 14 F. Cas. 1193 1849 0 Criminal District Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Buck 24 F. Cas. 1289 1860 0 Criminal District Court, E.D. PA.
Hylliard v. Nickols 2 Root 176 1795 0 Criminal Connecticut