All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Pierce v. John 6 Md. 28 1854 0 Maryland
Hawkins v. Alston 39 N.C. 137 1845 0 North Carolina
Drumright v. Jones 39 N.C. 253 1846 0 North Carolina
State v. Roland 28 N.C. 241 1846 0 North Carolina
Coon v. Rice 29 N.C. 217 1847 0 North Carolina
Turnage v. Turnage 42 N.C. 127 1850 0 North Carolina
Evans v. Lipscomb 31 Ga. 71 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Shelfer v. Gooding 47 N.C. 175 1855 0 North Carolina
Swindall v. Bradley 56 N.C. 353 1857 0 North Carolina
Turnipseed v. State 6 Ala. 664 1844 0 Alabama
King v. Kenan 38 Ala. 63 1861 0 Alabama
Homesley v. Hogue 49 N.C. 481 1857 0 North Carolina
Spencer v. Spencer 56 N.C. 404 1857 0 North Carolina
Airs v. Billops 57 N.C. 17 1858 0 North Carolina
State v. Sue 1 N.C. 54 1800 0 North Carolina
Mims' Adm'r v. Mims 39 Ala. 716 1866 0 Alabama
Sawyer v. Dozier 52 N.C. 7 1859 0 North Carolina
Harrison v. Deramus 33 Ala. 463 1859 0 Alabama
United States v. Spalding 4 D.C. 616 1835 0 United States
Beller v. Jones 22 Ark. 92 1860 0 Arkansas