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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Blum v. Salyer 299 F. Supp. 1074 1969 1 United States
Fitzhugh v. McKinney 43 F. 461 1890 1 United States
United States v. Farwell 76 F. Supp. 35 1948 1 United States
In re Olzendam Co. 117 F. 179 1902 1 United States
Chadbourn v. Coe 45 F. 822 1891 1 United States
Carlisle v. United States 517 U.S. 416 1996 1 United States
Jennings v. Smith 232 F. 921 1916 1 United States
Lamar v. Micou 112 U.S. 452 1884 1 United States
Oelrichs v. Spain 82 U.S. 211 1872 1 United States
Keely v. Moore 196 U.S. 38 1904 1 United States
Erwin v. United States 13 Ct. Cl. 49 1877 1 United States
Berwind White Coal Mining Co. v. City of New York 48 F.2d 105 1931 1 United States
Riggles v. Erney 154 U.S. 244 1894 1 United States
Burnhisel v. Firman 89 U.S. 170 1874 1 United States
Spencer v. World Vision, Inc. 619 F.3d 1109 2010 1 United States
Wellford v. Snyder 137 U.S. 521 1890 1 United States
Union Camp Corp. v. Dyal 460 F.2d 678 1972 1 United States
Kapiolani Maternity & Gynecological Hospital v. Wodehouse 70 F.2d 793 1934 1 United States
In re Von Der Ahe 85 F. 959 1898 1 United States
In re Jessie’s Heirs 259 F. 694 1919 1 United States