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The Timothy and Marie O'Rourke Collection consists of materials related to the 53rd Annual William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition,
held on April 18, 1981, at Old Cabell Hall.
The competition began in 1979 with 228 members of the class of 1981 and consisted of six total rounds. After making it through
the fi¬rst three rounds during their second year, Marie Kaczynski '81 and Timothy O'Rourke '81, who are now married, advanced
to the quarterfi¬nal round (fi¬rst semester of third year) and then semi¬final round (second semester of third year) before
the ¬final competition at Old Cabell in April. O'Rourke and Kaczynski (for the petitioner) competed against A. Jeffrey Bird
'81 and Stephanie Tsacoumis '81 (for the respondent). Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia at the time, adjudicated the last round with two other federal judges, Carl McGowan and Boyce
F. Martin, Jr. Kaczynski and O'Rourke won the competition.
Final Round Problem - Summarizes the case Dunbar v. United States, which Marie Kaczynski and Timothy O'Rourke argued before
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the final round of the 1981 Moot Court Competition.
1981
Mixed Materials [35007008623039] Box 1
Competition Poster - Announced the final round of the 53rd Annual Moot Court Competition on Saturday, April 18, 1981, in Old
Cabell Hall
Mixed Materials [35007008623039] Box 1
Competition Program - Includes the names of the finalists as well as brief bios of the three judges
Mixed Materials [35007008623039] Box 1
Moot Court Brief - Timothy O'Rourke and Marie Kaczynski's Moot Court brief contains handwritten comments and underlines by
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Digital Photographs – Personal photographs (two), taken in Old Cabell Hall, capture the moment when Marie Kaczynski and Timothy
O'Rourke found out they were the winners of the 1981 Moot Court Competition
Certificates [digital] – Marie Kaczynski and Timothy O'Rourke certificates (two) given in recognition of winning the 1981
Moot Court Competition. Both signed by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. O'Rourke received the Stephen Pierre Traynor Award for Excellence
in Appellate Advocacy
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