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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
United States v. Mayor of Philadelphia 52 U.S. 609 1850 1 United States
The Hellig Olav 276 F. 556 1921 1 United States
United States v. Gillis 95 U.S. 407 1877 1 United States
Burton-Sutton Oil Co. v. Commissioner 150 F.2d 621 1945 1 United States
Kinney v. Oahu Sugar Co. 255 F. 732 1919 1 United States
McGregor v. McGregor 201 F.2d 528 1953 1 United States
Keller v. Potomac Electric Power Co. 261 U.S. 428 1923 1 United States
Garfielde v. United States 11 Ct. Cl. 322 1876 1 United States
Stockmeyer v. Tobin 139 U.S. 176 1891 1 United States
Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Porter 273 U.S. 341 1927 1 United States
Dufour v. Lang 54 F. 913 1892 1 United States
Bram v. United States 168 U.S. 532 1897 1 United States
Todd v. Romeu 217 U.S. 150 1910 1 United States
City of Newark v. Central R. Co. 297 F. 77 1924 1 United States
Carr v. Hilton 5 F. Cas. 134 1852 1 United States
Goto v. Lane 265 U.S. 393 1924 1 United States
In re Franklin 214 B.R. 826 1997 1 United States
Pfaff v. Bender 38 F.2d 642 1929 1 United States
Elliott v. Sackett 108 U.S. 132 1883 1 United States
United States v. Palan 167 F. 991 1909 1 United States