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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Case of Williams 29 F. Cas. 1334 1839 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
The Malaga v. Bispham 16 F.Cas. 535 1849 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Williams 28 F. Cas. 631 1852 0 Criminal District Court, E.D. PA.
The Orion 18 F. Cas. 817 1859 0 Civil District Court, S.D. New York
The Mary Ann 16 F. Cas. 949 1848 0 Civil District Court, S.D. New York
The Laurens 14 F. Cas. 1193 1849 0 Criminal District Court, S.D. New York
The Laurens 14 F. Cas. 1192 1848 0 Civil District Court, S.D. New York
United States v. The Augusta 24 F. Cas. 892 1861 0 Civil District Court, S.D. New York
Holtzman v. Castleman 9 D.C. 555 1876 1 District of Columbia
Merchant v. Cook 7 App. D.C. 391 1896 1 District of Columbia
Hekimian v. Woodward 46 App. D.C. 27 1917 1 District of Columbia
Hill v. Shoemaker 8 D.C. 305 1874 1 District of Columbia
Rathbone v. Hamilton 4 App. D.C. 475 1894 1 District of Columbia
Brown v. United States 35 App. D.C. 548 1910 1 District of Columbia
Marshall v. United States 45 App. D.C. 373 1916 1 District of Columbia
Demonet v. Burkart 23 App. D.C. 308 1904 1 District of Columbia
Flaherty v. Columbus 41 App. D.C. 525 1914 1 District of Columbia
Clark v. Mathewson 7 App. D.C. 382 1896 1 District of Columbia
Capron v. Capron 17 D.C. 340 1888 1 District of Columbia
Stoutenburgh v. Frazier 16 App. D.C. 229 1900 1 District of Columbia