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Conley v. Ballinger and Conklin v. Conklin / Augusta Chronicle are the three Supreme Court cases where women represented themselves 'pro se' / 'pro per'. Conley was a lawyer protecting her tribe's cemetery in 1910. Conklin was a writer without legal training who contested her divorce and a newspaper reporting on that divorce in 1920. They were the 2nd and 7th women to argue at the Court.KCUR report on Lyda Conley and Wyandot Cemetery (updated 2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzfuoYEvqnoPlans to honor Conley in Kansas City in 2025-2026: https://www.monumentaart.org/fortconleyOther linkable sources:Supreme Court Historical Society / a spreadsheet listing women at the Court through 2021/22 https://supremecourthistory.org/oral-arguments/women-advocates-before-the-supreme-court/Scan of Conklin's book "Conversation" https://archive.org/details/conversationwhat00conkrich/mode/2upConklin divorce case: https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/conklin-v-conklin-801-907511525Augusta Chronicle case: https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/conklin-v-augusta-chronicle-887904746FindAGrave page for Conklin: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30938430/sarah_eleanor_greerYouGov https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/survey-results/daily/2023/01/02/fd798/3 and https://today.yougov.com/society/articles/35852-lions-and-tigers-and-bears-what-animal-would-win-f

Herbert Schlanger represented himself in front of the Supreme Court, and took several more cases up to the Court of Appeals, but never returned to the highest court. Kind of a complex character.Case audio: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1970/5481Newspaper clippings will be shown on YouTube video episode

Arguments for Cohen v. Hurley https://www.oyez.org/cases/1960/84Overturned on Fifth Amendment grounds by:Malloy v. Hogan https://www.oyez.org/cases/1963/110Spevack v. Klein https://www.oyez.org/cases/1966/62 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spevack_v._KleinJustice Thomas and the Establishment Clause https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/clarence-thomas/ List of Pro Se cases from 1945: https://commons.stmarytx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2765&context=thestmaryslawjournalDiscuss future episodes https://gist.github.com/mapmeld/3d765ca827e07871524767ff505e5544 

The first episode of Season 2, focused on people who represented themselves in front of the US Supreme Court.George Anastaplo was rejected by the Illinois Bar in 1950, for refusing to answer questions about communism. He represented himself all the way up to and including the US Supreme Court in 1960.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_re_AnastaploCase full audio: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1960/58 Family interview on Army Air Corps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouSBmEBSdUs&ab_channel=GeorgeAnastaplo WFMT interview by Stud Sterkel https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/programs/george-anastaplo-discusses-his-denial-illinois-state-bar-association U. Chicago obituary https://news.uchicago.edu/story/alumnus-george-anastaplo-88-taught-nearly-six-decades-graham-schoolTaxi Cab story + Alderman Despres on ACLU: https://anastaplo.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/the-quest-of-george-anastaplo/ Wines' mock trials on TV: http://www.metnews.com/articles/reminiscing032703.htm AG Levi quote: https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/07/archives/the-attorney-general-as-scholar-not-enforcer-if-he-were-moses-the.html 1968 DNC https://www.dom.edu/university-news/dus-connection-1968-democratic-national-convention-chicagoComments on AG Levi (originally 2000) https://anastaplo.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/edward-hirsch-levi-1911-2000/Other cases mentioned: Dennis v. US, Yates v. US, Schware v. Board, Konigsberg v. State BarMusical interludes: 1950 (Tennessee Waltz), 1954 (Papa Loves Mambo), 1958/60 (Rockin' around the Christmas Tree)List of Pro Se cases from 1945: https://commons.stmarytx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2765&context=thestmaryslawjournalDiscuss future episodes https://gist.github.com/mapmeld/3d765ca827e07871524767ff505e5544 

People were previously allowed to represent themselves at the US Supreme Court, even without a law license. This is what we know about those men and women, and whether they won their cases.Disbarred, mad at the SEC, even divorce cases? They heard it all

If audio failed, see https://youtu.be/syFH-ia8N7MThe Senate committee reconvened Tuesday, Nov 26th, to check in on agencies' progress in closing POGOs, and discussed if Alice Guo is a spy or an "agent of influence" who uses business connections. Meanwhile, Cassandra Ong asked to have a sleepover."It wasn't me" Tagalog cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A1yarWqPaASources:Committee meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PryXAmg4UXgFull convo with Dep. Director https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HAIlarZbMsCostume: https://www.tiktok.com/@chua.alanise/video/7430080507519520008TikTok Fan Song: https://www.tiktok.com/@redbirde022/video/7431445073843342599Marcos re: Maslog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NByA17ands\Cassandra Ong request https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3E-RdY7yFgHarry Roque statement https://www.tiktok.com/discover/harry-roque-talks-about-alice-guoHarry Roque left country? https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/928161/harry-roque-out-of-ph/story/Alice Guo vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pailj-yKjYw

When Alice Guo was on the run, the Philippine Senate and Police asked "Jessica Francisco" for help. Now she's revealed to be Mary Ann Maslog, a fugitive reported dead in 2019. Why did she come back and insert herself into this case?Also, a shout-out to the committee's Chinese interpreter.Clips:Carol Batay, interpreter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra__htbxEncEstrada on Alice Guo escape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16UF8Y65pgQQuestioning Wang Fu Gui https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfDZgI9twTU Oct 8 Hearing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9VC3pEK7Ik

In the hours after Alice Guo's arrest in Indonesia one month ago, rumors surfaced that Indonesia was requesting an exchange for Gregor Haas, an Australian alleged to have helped the Sinaloa cartel ship drugs. Haas's life was on the line. Here's what we know about the indictment negotiation, and the ultimatum given to the Philippines to pick up Alice in Jakarta.Karen Bordador on life in Pasig City Jail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZoEUGCYz5Q&Article on Australia and Indonesia negotiation on Haas's trial https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nrl/article-13642751/State-Origin-Payne-Haas-receives-huge-news-death-penalty.htmlArticle on Philippines plans to hold Haas for local charges first https://globalnation.inquirer.net/247849/guo-haas-swap-wanted-australian-man-not-yet-for-deportation-bi More clip sources:President Marcos announcing Alice's arrest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5bwFuY0HdU Recording of Alice's arrest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZhOog2F8swAustralian news report on Haas's arrest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDs6v2pYCScPayne Haas profile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGe2COVx5qYAustralian news show on Indonesian death sentence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8d4_zFHtxkArts program interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiaQB_7F7KIFiring squad procedure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6HHztYSmj8Discussing possible exchange of Alice Guo and Gregor Haas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i62pCc3Z-7UInterior Minister comments after Alice Guo's return to the Philippines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpikDdX0j-UInterior Minister comments on flight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgR-ZdEciWo