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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Halter v. Nebraska 205 U.S. 34 1907 1 United States
HBE Leasing Corp. v. Frank 48 F.3d 623 1995 1 United States
Jenkins v. Smith 38 F. Supp. 2d 417 1999 1 United States
Fernandez v. Wiener 326 U.S. 340 1945 1 United States
Walker v. Whitehead 83 U.S. 314 1872 0 United States
United States v. Hinkson 611 F.3d 1098 2010 1 United States
Ex parte New York 256 U.S. 490 1921 1 United States
Heirs of Burat v. Board of Levee Commissioners 496 F.2d 1336 1974 1 United States
Antoni v. Greenhow 107 U.S. 769 1882 1 United States
Gillespie v. W. A. Ransom Lumber Co. 234 F.2d 285 1956 1 United States
Boal v. Metropolitan Museum of Art 298 F. 894 1924 1 United States
Holley v. City of Roanoke 149 F. Supp. 2d 1310 2001 1 United States
Peonage Cases 123 F. 671 1903 1 United States
Dumas v. United States 103 F.2d 676 1939 1 United States
City of New Orleans v. Peake 52 F. 74 1892 1 United States
Hill v. Chicago & Evanston Railroad 140 U.S. 52 1891 1 United States
Pioche Mines Consolidated, Inc. v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co. 191 F.2d 399 1951 1 United States
L. P. & J. A. Smith Co. v. United States 34 Ct. Cl. 472 1899 1 United States
Scruggs v. Scruggs 105 F. 28 1900 1 United States
Howland v. Conway 12 F. Cas. 730 1848 1 United States