The Lincoln-Marshall Society

The club for lawyers who, like President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice John Marshall, have argued one case in the Supreme Court and lost that case.

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Melanie Bostwick, admitted in OT2022 for her unsuccessful first argument in George v. McDonough, has been stricken from the rolls, having argued Bufkin v. McDonough yesterday (very capably, according to our sources).

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Edmund G. LaCour was previously ejected for arguing a second case in OT2023. He argued a third case last week.

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Notice: Samir Deger Sen has been stricken from the rolls, having argued Bouarfa v. Mayorkas earlier this week.

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The Lincoln-Marshall Society offers its congratulations and condolences to members inducted during OT2022. These lawyers all argued in the Supreme Court for the first time during the last Term and wound up on the losing side.

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There are ten cases remaining to be decided which were an advocate's first oral argument in the Supreme Court, and could therefore qualify that person for membership in the Lincoln-Marshall Society. One of those cases had first timers on both sides!

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We welcome our second new member of the day, Megan M. Wold, who argued this case for the non-prevailing city of Napoleon, Ohio! O-1 is better than 0-0!

[Steve Vladeck @steve_vladeck]

Second (but *not* last) #SCOTUS ruling today is in Chiaverini. For a 6-3 majority, Justice Kagan sides with 1983 plaintiff in malicious prosecution case:

https://t.co/hY9XHukbs3

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We welcome our new Lincoln-Marshall Society member @andrewmgrossman, who argued this case (his first SCOTUS argument) for the losing petitioners!

[Steve Vladeck @steve_vladeck]

First (but *not* last) #SCOTUS ruling today is in Moore (the tax case). For a 5-2-2 majority, Justice Kavanaugh *upholds* Mandatory Repatriation Tax:

https://t.co/TSq1GkwzKI

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The Lincoln-Marshall Society welcomes our newest member, C. Kevin Marshall of @JonesDay, first-time SCOTUS oral advocate for the unsuccessful respondents in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. Your loss is our gain!

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We also congratulate Aileen McGrath, who lost her first SCOTUS argument in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado. The Court held her client's building permit fee could be a taking, but nothing can take away her Society membership.*
*Other than arguing literally any other case in SCOTUS

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Congratulations & condolences to OT2023 inductee Victoria Ferres, who earned her membership by arguing Linke v. Freed and failing to convince the Court to adopt the Sixth Circuit's test to determine whether a public official could block constituents on Facebook.

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When somebody loses their first oral argument in the Supreme Court of the United States

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McIntosh was argued for the petitioner by Steven Y. Yurowitz, his first appearance at the lectern in the Supreme Court. We offer Steven our condolences on today's result and congratulations on becoming our newest member. Welcome to the 0-1 club!

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We are honored to welcome new members Colorado Solicitor General Shannon Stevenson and Jason C. Murray, who argued for the doomed respondents in Trump v. Anderson. We appreciate you!

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Our second OT2023 inductee is Howard Bashman of @howappealing! On Oct. 10, 2023, Howard argued for the respondent in Great Lakes Insurance v. Raiders Retreat Realty, which was decided against his client on Feb. 21, 2024. Congratulations and condolences!

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Our first inductee of OT2023 is former Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, who argued for the unsuccessful respondent in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, decided Feb. 8, 2024. Welcome!

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Poll: is it appropriate to tell a lawyer to break a leg before an oral argument?

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Both of these cases will feature advocates arguing in the Court for the first time, both for the petitioner.

[Katie Buehler @bykatiebuehler]

#SCOTUS will hear two cases today.
You can listen in here: https://t.co/7yeSV6jZ1Q
https://t.co/wJrFI08YKU

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Go first timer!

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Correction! LaCour was an OT2022 inductee to Lincoln-Marshall Society, having argued and lost Allen v. Milligan. His membership terminated when he appeared yesterday to argue a second case. So sorry Edmund, we will not in fact be here for you. Best of luck tho.

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First-time SCOTUS advocate Edmund LaCour argued for Alabama in Culley v. Marshall yesterday. If it goes as the reports suggest, we will be here for you Edmund.

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First-time SCOTUS advocate Edmund LaCour argued for Alabama in Culley v. Marshall yesterday. If it goes as the reports suggest, we will be here for you Edmund.

[CSPAN @cspan]

LIVE on https://t.co/MlO245CgyJ: The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Culley v. Marshall, concerning post-seizure probable cause hearings at the state and local levels - https://t.co/Ziu9az0oxo

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Good luck Victoria! We hope you win, but if not, we will be here for you.

[MSU College of Law @MSULaw]

MSU Law alumna Victoria Ferres, ’14, will argue a case, Lindke v. Freed, before the U.S. Supreme Court on October 31. Learn more: https://t.co/SIAcrDTi5I.