| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolidge v. Melvin | 42 N.H. 510 | 1861 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Grove's Appeal | 37 Pa. 443 | 1861 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Castro v. Richardson | 18 Cal. 478 | 1861 | 1 | California | |
| Folsom v. Carli | 5 Minn. 333 | 1861 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Harrell v. De Normandie | 26 Tex. 120 | 1861 | 1 | Texas | |
| Hager v. Thomson | 66 U.S. 80 | 1861 | 1 | United States | |
| Wilson v. Hunter | 14 Wis. 683 | 1861 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Hughes v. State | 2 Miss. Dec. 88 | 1861 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Kohner v. Ashenauer | 17 Cal. 578 | 1861 | 1 | California | |
| Megee v. Beirne | 39 Pa. 50 | 1861 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Cunningham v. Frandtzen | 26 Tex. 34 | 1861 | 1 | Texas | |
| Jeffries v. Lawson | 39 Miss. 791 | 1861 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Stevens v. Hatch | 6 Minn. 64 | 1861 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Hancock v. Watson | 18 Cal. 137 | 1861 | 1 | California | |
| Waldo v. Rice | 14 Wis. 286 | 1861 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Dowell v. Jacks | 53 N.C. 387 | 1861 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Garth v. Cooper & Smith | 12 Iowa 364 | 1861 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Howard v. Thomas | 12 Ohio St. 201 | 1861 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Stone v. Watson | 37 Ala. 279 | 1861 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Robinson v. Bishop & Wife | 23 Ark. 378 | 1861 | 0 | Arkansas |