| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers v. Law | 66 U.S. 253 | 1861 | 1 | United States | |
| Glenn v. Smith | 17 Md. 260 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Ellinger v. Crowl | 17 Md. 361 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Phelps v. Stewart | 17 Md. 231 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Shafer v. Mumma | 17 Md. 331 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Brown v. Murdock | 16 Md. 521 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Cox v. Mobile & Girard Railroad | 37 Ala. 320 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Forrest v. Forrest | 21 N.Y. Super. Ct. 640 | 1861 | 1 | New York | |
| Scott v. Scott | 17 Md. 78 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Bertrand v. Elder | 23 Ark. 494 | 1861 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Kemp v. Cook | 18 Md. 130 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Imboden v. Hunter | 23 Ark. 622 | 1861 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Armstrong v. Marmaduke | 31 Mo. 327 | 1861 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Niles v. Gray | 12 Ohio St. 320 | 1861 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Ely v. Tallman | 14 Wis. 28 | 1861 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Dickerman v. Bowman | 14 Wis. 388 | 1861 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Pumphrey v. State | 17 Md. 57 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Moren v. McCown | 23 Ark. 93 | 1861 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Lewis v. Elrod | 38 Ala. 17 | 1861 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Smith v. Martin | 59 N.C. 179 | 1861 | 0 | North Carolina |