| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones v. Jones' Executor | 37 Ala. 646 | 1861 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Jemison v. Smith | 37 Ala. 185 | 1861 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Dixon v. Merritt | 6 Minn. 160 | 1861 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| State v. Peter | 53 N.C. 346 | 1861 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Aaron v. State | 37 Ala. 106 | 1861 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Morrison v. Myers | 11 Iowa 538 | 1861 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Patterson v. Flanagan | 37 Ala. 513 | 1861 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Reed v. Ryburn | 23 Ark. 47 | 1861 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Fountain v. Brown | 38 Ala. 72 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Hill v. Williams | 59 N.C. 242 | 1861 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Plant v. Condit | 22 Ark. 454 | 1861 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Pack v. Chapman | 16 La. Ann. 366 | 1861 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Boissac v. Downs | 16 La. Ann. 187 | 1861 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| United States v. The Reindeer | 2 Cliff. 57 | 1861 | 0 | United States | |
| Webb v. Kelly | 37 Ala. 333 | 1861 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Foster v. Holly | 38 Ala. 76 | 1861 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Walker v. Towns | 23 Ark. 147 | 1861 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Cecil v. Rose | 17 Md. 92 | 1861 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Jack v. State | 26 Tex. 1 | 1861 | 0 | Texas | |
| Hawkins v. Greene | 23 Ark. 89 | 1861 | 0 | Arkansas |