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	'''Samuel Howard Sloan''' (b. ], ]), also known as '''M. Ismail Sloan''', in ] in the ]. Sloan, who has no formal legal training, orally argued a case in front of the ] and won, 9-0. The case was '']'' in 1978.
			{{Infobox person
			\| image = Sam Sloan.jpg
			\| caption = Sloan in 2014
			\| other_names = Mohammad Ismail Sloan
			\| birth_name = Samuel Howard Sloan
			\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1944\|09\|07}}
			\| birth_place = ], U.S.
			\| alma_mater = ] (dropped out)
			\| occupation = ]
			\| known_for = Winning a case ] before the ]
			\| party = ] (since 2023)<br/>] (2014–2023)<br/>] (2002–2014)
			\| children = 3
			}}
			'''Samuel Howard Sloan''' (born September 7, 1944), also known as '''Mohammad Ismail Sloan''', is an American ] and former ].<ref name="Hallman" /> In 1978, he won a case '']'' before the ], becoming the last non-lawyer to argue a case in front of the court before it prohibited the practice in 2013. He has unsuccessfully run or attempted to run for several political offices, including ].

		⚫	==Early life and education==
	Sloan is an internationally known ] player and chess journalist. He has traveled to nearly 80 countries. He operates a website which covers a wide range of topics and chronicles some intimate details of his life and some of his many other court cases. He has been married five times and has eight children. He now drives a taxicab in ].
			Sloan was born in ], and graduated from high school in 1962.<ref name="Hallman"/> He studied at the ], where he became president of the ] branch before dropping out.<ref>{{cite news \|first=Michelle \|last=Pitcher \|url=http://www.dailycal.org/2015/02/13/brief-history-sexual-liberation-orgies-uc-berkeley/ \|title=A brief history of sexual liberation, orgies at UC Berkeley \|newspaper=] \|date=February 13, 2015 \|access-date=June 20, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Hallman"/>

			Sloan began studying chess at age 7.<ref name="Hallman"/> In 1959, he was the youngest competitor in the National Capital Open Chess Tournament in ]<ref>{{cite news \|title=Lone Woman, 54 Men Vie in Chess \|work=The Evening Post \|date=June 15, 1959 \|first=Carl \|last=Irving }}</ref> The ]'s database reports that he has played in 152 chess tournaments since 1991 and that his highest USCF rating was 2107 in 1997.<ref name=uschess>{{cite web \|url=http://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlTnmtHst.php?11115292 \|title=US Chess MSA - Member Details (Tournament History): Sam Sloan \|work=] \|access-date=2020-11-30 }}</ref>
⚫	== Early life ==

			==Career==
	Sloan, whose mother was a ] and whose father an ] lawyer and auditor, grew up in ]. He demonstrated his promise in chess early in his life, playing in major tournaments before he reached his teens. He later went on to score an 800 on his math ]'s and attended the ] in 1962, majoring in mathematics. ] was a center for student protest during the social unrest of the 1960s, and Sloan became the president of the Sexual Freedom League, an organization which was covered in ] and ] magazines and earned Sloan a spot on ]'s national televison talk show.
			Starting in 1968, Sloan worked for two years in the ] department at the ] investment banking firm ] In 1970, he established Samuel H. Sloan & Company, a registered broker-dealer primarily trading over-the-counter stocks and bonds.{{citation needed\|date=December 2020}} The ] (SEC) brought civil actions against Sloan & Co. starting in 1971, alleging he had failed to maintain adequate books and records, and revoked his broker-dealer registration in 1975. After years of litigation, he prevailed in a case against the SEC at the U.S. Supreme Court in 1978, arguing his case '']''. He submitted a 175-page brief that ''The New Republic'' called a "singularly absurd and complicated document" with "far too many obfuscations and legal shenanigans".<ref name="Hallman"/> The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the "tacking" of 10-day summary suspension orders for an indefinite period was an abuse of the SEC's authority and a deprivation of due process. Sloan is the last non-lawyer to argue before the court, which prohibited that practice in 2013.<ref name="Hallman">{{Cite magazine\|last=Hallman\|first=J. C.\|date=2020-06-11\|title=When Mr. Sloan Went to Washington\|magazine=] \|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/158088/mr-sloan-went-washington\|access-date=2020-09-11\|issn=0028-6583\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715124126/https://newrepublic.com/article/158088/mr-sloan-went-washington\|archive-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref name="SEC2">{{cite web \|url=http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/436/103.html \|title=SEC v. Samuel H. Sloan 436 U.S. 103 (1978) \|access-date=June 1, 2010 \| work=findlaw.com }}</ref><ref name="Mauro">{{cite web \|url=http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=900005532593/Building-a-Better-Advocate \|title=Building a Better Advocate \|first=Tony \|last=Mauro \|work=The American Lawyer \|date=October 11, 2002 \|access-date=June 1, 2007 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820172253/http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=900005532593/Building-a-Better-Advocate \|archive-date=August 20, 2016 \|df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Yahoo">{{cite news \|first=Jessica \|last=Gresko \|url=https://news.yahoo.com/only-lawyers-now-argue-supreme-court-083024863.html \|title=Only lawyers now can argue before Supreme Court \|date=July 1, 2013 \|work=] \|access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref>

			In the 1980s, Sloan assumed control of ], a digital and print-on-demand publishing company.<ref name="Hallman"/>
	After leaving UC Berkeley, Sloan made a living trading stocks on ]. Although the details are murky, the SEC brought civil actions against Sloan in ]-] in which it alleged that he had failed to maintain adequate books and records. In 1975, the SEC revoked Sloan's brokerage license. After years of litigation, Sloan in 1978 prevailed in the U.S. Supreme Court, but his career as a broker was ruined. The case is remarkable in that Sloan argued the case ''pro se'' (by himself) even though he was not an attorney; Sloan won before the U.S. Supreme Court 9-0. He claims to be the last person ever to accomplish this.

			Sloan spent four years in the ] writing a chess column and running a computer store.<ref name="Hallman"/> In July 2006, he was elected to a one-year term on the executive board of the ] (USCF) after finishing in second place (the first-place finisher received a three-year term). In 2007, he ran for reelection to the board but was unsuccessful, finishing ninth out of 10 candidates.{{citation needed\|date=December 2020}} He subsequently sued two officers of the board.<ref name="mcclain1"/><ref name="mcclain2">{{cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/us/24dispute.html \|title=Settlement in Dispute That Riveted the Chess World \|work=] \|first=Dylan Loeb \|last=McClain \|date=January 23, 2010 \|access-date=2020-11-28 }}</ref>
	In 1986, Sloan fled the USA with his daughter Shamema and established a new home in the ], but his daughter was returned to the USA in 1990 while he was traveling, in a manner that was deemed a kidnapping by the UAE. He lost his custody rights to his daughter and, after a visitation incident in 1991, was convicted in 1993 in Virginia of attempting to abduct her.

	==~~Recent~~ ~~activities~~==		==Political campaigns==
			Sloan ran for the Libertarian nomination for governor of ] against attorney ] and former madam ]. By his own admission, he was not popular in the party and did not expect to win.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Karlin \|first=Rick \|date=April 23, 2010 \|url=http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/25367/tomorrow-three-way-libertarian-smack-down-in-albany/ \|title=Tomorrow: Three-way Libertarian smack-down in Albany! \|work=] \|access-date=April 23, 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426135808/http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/25367/tomorrow-three-way-libertarian-smack-down-in-albany/ \|archive-date=April 26, 2010 \|df=mdy-all }}</ref> He lost the nomination to Redlich in a two-way battle, 27 votes to 17, after Davis refused to show up at the convention.{{citation needed\|date=December 2020}}

			In January 2012, Sloan announced his candidacy for the Libertarian Party's ].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2012/01/sam-sloan-announces-for-libertarian-party-presidential-nomination/ \| title=Sam Sloan Announces For Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination \| work=Independent Political Report \| date=January 16, 2012 \| access-date=January 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?P20004537 \| title=Principal Campaign Committee:Committee to Elect Sam Sloan \| publisher=] (FEC) \| date=January 2012 \| access-date=January 26, 2012}}</ref> ] won the nomination.
	Sam Sloan has operated his website since the mid-], posting over 3,000 pages of information of a wide range of topics. Sloan is often frank online, sharing personal details about himself, including many pages describing his sexual activities during his days in the Sexual Freedom League and since.

			In November 2013, Sloan was on the ballot for the ], as an independent on the War Veterans line; he received 166 votes (0.02%).<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/results/2013/2013GeneralElection/00001100000Citywide%20Mayor%20Citywide%20Recap.pdf\|title=Statement and Return Report for Certification - General Election - November 5, 2013 \|publisher=] \|access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nyccfb.info/public/voter-guide/general_2013/intro_mayor.aspx\|title=2013 NYC Voter Guide: Mayor\|year=2013\|publisher=] \|access-date=2020-11-28}}</ref>
	Although Sloan is not a lawyer, he is often involved in litigation, much of it self-initiated. He represents himself in court and writes his own petitions, serves his own affidavits, etc. Sloan has sued such organizations as the ], the ] and even ] ].

			In June 2014, Sloan ran for the Democratic nomination for ] against incumbent ]. Serrano won, 91% to 9%. Later that summer, he attempted to submit petitions for the ], one for the Democratic primary (with Nenad Bach as his running mate) and another an "ambush" of the Libertarian Party line similar to the one he attempted in 2010 (with ] as the running mate). Both petitions were ruled invalid.<ref name=rem>{{cite web \|url=http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=whofiled \|title=Candidate Petition List (PDF) \|publisher=elections.ny.gov \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117211740/http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=whofiled \|access-date=September 26, 2014\|archive-date=2014-11-17 }}</ref>
	== Chess ==

			In 2016, Sloan paid $1,000 to enter the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire but was not nominated.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/25/the-existential-pleasures-of-the-lesser-known-candidates-presidential-debate/ \|title=The existential pleasures of the Lesser Known Candidates presidential debate \|newspaper=] \|first=David \|last=Weigel \|date=January 25, 2016 \|access-date=2020-11-28 }}</ref> He was also a candidate in the 2016 Democratic primary for Congress in ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.uselections.com/ny/ny.htm \|title=2016 New York Elections, Primary, Candidates, Races and Voting \|access-date=June 20, 2016 \|work=uselections.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|first=Patrick \|last=Rocchio \|url=http://www.bxtimes.com/stories/2016/25/25-13cd-2016-06-17-bx.html \|title=13th Congressional district primary June 28 \|date=June 17, 2016 \|access-date=June 20, 2016 \|work=]}}</ref> He received 197 votes (0.46%), placing eighth out of nine candidates. ] won.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://nyenr.elections.state.ny.us/ \|title=NYS Board of Elections Unofficial Election Night Results \|date=June 29, 2016 \|access-date=June 29, 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107220743/http://nyenr.elections.state.ny.us/ \|archive-date=November 7, 2013 \|df=mdy-all \|work=] }}</ref>
	Sloan is also well known in the world of chess, especially via his thousands of postings on ] groups such as rec.games.chess.politics. On the board, Sloan is one of the extremely few chess experts who plays the black side of the ], which even Sloan admits does not succeed in entrapping his strongest opponents. While living in the UAE, Sloan competed at a world-class level in the Asian forms of chess, that is Thai (]), Chinese (]) and Japanese (]) chess.

			Sloan unsuccessfully ran for president again in 2020 as a Democrat.<ref name="Hallman"/> He later ran in the Democratic primary for ], one of several challengers to incumbent first-term Representative ], but lost with 2.2% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Sam Sloan \|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Sam_Sloan \|website=] \|access-date=20 May 2020 \|language=en}}</ref>
	== Notable court case ==
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			Sloan appeared on the New Hampshire primary ballot for the Republican nomination for the ], receiving just 7 individual votes.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Leonard \|first=Collin \|date=2022-12-01 \|title=The strangest 2024 presidential candidates you've never heard of \|url=https://www.deseret.com/2022/11/30/23460850/2024-lesser-known-presidential-candidates \|access-date=2024-01-09 \|work=Deseret News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Saperstone \|first1=Jeff \|last2=Palumbo \|first2=Alysha \|title=Key takeaways from Tuesday's NH primary: Haley vows to fight on despite Trump victory \|url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/key-takeaways-from-tuesdays-nh-primary-haley-vows-to-fight-on-despite-trump-victory/3256706/ \|work=NBC Boston \|date=January 24, 2024}}</ref>
	== Books ==
	* Sex Marchers (with Jefferson Poland, eds., Elysium, Inc. 1968) ISBN 1881373053
	* ] English Dictionary (as Mohammad Ismail Sloan, 1981) (published in Pakistan)
	* ] for Beginners (1989) ISBN 0923891110
	* How to Take over an American Public Company (1992) ISBN 1881373010
	* The ] of Thomas Jefferson (1992) ISBN 4906574009

			==Personal life==
⚫	== External links ==
			Sloan has married five women.<ref name="Hallman"/> In 1976, he converted to ] and changed his name to Mohammad Ismail Sloan, though he continued to also use the name Sam Sloan.<ref name="Hallman" /> In 1986, he was accused of kidnapping his daughter by the couple who had adopted her.<ref name="Hallman" /><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/special/shamema/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010215015926/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/special/shamema/ \|archive-date=2001-02-15 \|title="Kidnapped" US girl held in Bangkok \|work=The Nation nationmultimedia.com \|date=September 12, 1990 \|access-date=2020-11-28 }}</ref> He was convicted of attempted kidnapping in 1992 and served 18 months in a Virginia prison.<ref name="mcclain1">{{cite news \|last1=McClain \|first1=Dylan Loeb \|title=Chess Group Officials Accused of Using Internet to Hurt Rivals \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/08/nyregion/08chess.html \|access-date=27 November 2020 \|work=] \|date=8 October 2007}}</ref>

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American perennial candidate

Sam Sloan
Sloan in 2014
Born	Samuel Howard Sloan (1944-09-07) September 7, 1944 (age 80) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Other names	Mohammad Ismail Sloan
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley (dropped out)
Occupation	Broker-dealer
Known for	Winning a case pro se before the U.S. Supreme Court
Political party	Republican (since 2023) Democratic (2014–2023) Libertarian (2002–2014)
Children	3

Samuel Howard Sloan (born September 7, 1944), also known as Mohammad Ismail Sloan, is an American perennial candidate and former broker-dealer. In 1978, he won a case pro se before the United States Supreme Court, becoming the last non-lawyer to argue a case in front of the court before it prohibited the practice in 2013. He has unsuccessfully run or attempted to run for several political offices, including President of the United States.

Early life and education

Sloan was born in Richmond, Virginia, and graduated from high school in 1962. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where he became president of the Sexual Freedom League branch before dropping out.

Sloan began studying chess at age 7. In 1959, he was the youngest competitor in the National Capital Open Chess Tournament in Washington, D.C. The United States Chess Federation's database reports that he has played in 152 chess tournaments since 1991 and that his highest USCF rating was 2107 in 1997.

Career

Starting in 1968, Sloan worked for two years in the over-the-counter trading department at the Wall Street investment banking firm Hayden, Stone & Co. In 1970, he established Samuel H. Sloan & Company, a registered broker-dealer primarily trading over-the-counter stocks and bonds. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought civil actions against Sloan & Co. starting in 1971, alleging he had failed to maintain adequate books and records, and revoked his broker-dealer registration in 1975. After years of litigation, he prevailed in a case against the SEC at the U.S. Supreme Court in 1978, arguing his case pro se. He submitted a 175-page brief that The New Republic called a "singularly absurd and complicated document" with "far too many obfuscations and legal shenanigans". The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the "tacking" of 10-day summary suspension orders for an indefinite period was an abuse of the SEC's authority and a deprivation of due process. Sloan is the last non-lawyer to argue before the court, which prohibited that practice in 2013.

In the 1980s, Sloan assumed control of Ishi Press, a digital and print-on-demand publishing company.

Sloan spent four years in the United Arab Emirates writing a chess column and running a computer store. In July 2006, he was elected to a one-year term on the executive board of the United States Chess Federation (USCF) after finishing in second place (the first-place finisher received a three-year term). In 2007, he ran for reelection to the board but was unsuccessful, finishing ninth out of 10 candidates. He subsequently sued two officers of the board.

Political campaigns

Sloan ran for the Libertarian nomination for governor of New York in 2010 against attorney Warren Redlich and former madam Kristin M. Davis. By his own admission, he was not popular in the party and did not expect to win. He lost the nomination to Redlich in a two-way battle, 27 votes to 17, after Davis refused to show up at the convention.

In January 2012, Sloan announced his candidacy for the Libertarian Party's 2012 presidential nomination. Gary Johnson won the nomination.

In November 2013, Sloan was on the ballot for the New York City mayoral election, as an independent on the War Veterans line; he received 166 votes (0.02%).

In June 2014, Sloan ran for the Democratic nomination for New York's 15th congressional district against incumbent José E. Serrano. Serrano won, 91% to 9%. Later that summer, he attempted to submit petitions for the 2014 gubernatorial election, one for the Democratic primary (with Nenad Bach as his running mate) and another an "ambush" of the Libertarian Party line similar to the one he attempted in 2010 (with Tom Stevens as the running mate). Both petitions were ruled invalid.

In 2016, Sloan paid $1,000 to enter the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire but was not nominated. He was also a candidate in the 2016 Democratic primary for Congress in New York's 13th congressional district. He received 197 votes (0.46%), placing eighth out of nine candidates. Adriano Espaillat won.

Sloan unsuccessfully ran for president again in 2020 as a Democrat. He later ran in the Democratic primary for New York's 14th US congressional district, one of several challengers to incumbent first-term Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but lost with 2.2% of the vote.

Sloan appeared on the New Hampshire primary ballot for the Republican nomination for the 2024 United States presidential election, receiving just 7 individual votes.

Personal life

Sloan has married five women. In 1976, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Mohammad Ismail Sloan, though he continued to also use the name Sam Sloan. In 1986, he was accused of kidnapping his daughter by the couple who had adopted her. He was convicted of attempted kidnapping in 1992 and served 18 months in a Virginia prison.

References

^ Hallman, J. C. (2020-06-11). "When Mr. Sloan Went to Washington". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
Pitcher, Michelle (February 13, 2015). "A brief history of sexual liberation, orgies at UC Berkeley". The Daily Californian. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
Irving, Carl (June 15, 1959). "Lone Woman, 54 Men Vie in Chess". The Evening Post.
"US Chess MSA - Member Details (Tournament History): Sam Sloan". United States Chess Federation. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
"SEC v. Samuel H. Sloan 436 U.S. 103 (1978)". findlaw.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
Mauro, Tony (October 11, 2002). "Building a Better Advocate". The American Lawyer. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2007.
Gresko, Jessica (July 1, 2013). "Only lawyers now can argue before Supreme Court". Yahoo! News. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ McClain, Dylan Loeb (8 October 2007). "Chess Group Officials Accused of Using Internet to Hurt Rivals". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
McClain, Dylan Loeb (January 23, 2010). "Settlement in Dispute That Riveted the Chess World". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
Karlin, Rick (April 23, 2010). "Tomorrow: Three-way Libertarian smack-down in Albany!". Albany Times Union. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
"Sam Sloan Announces For Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination". Independent Political Report. January 16, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
"Principal Campaign Committee:Committee to Elect Sam Sloan". Federal Election Commission (FEC). January 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
"Statement and Return Report for Certification - General Election - November 5, 2013" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
"2013 NYC Voter Guide: Mayor". New York City Campaign Finance Board. 2013. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
"Candidate Petition List (PDF)". elections.ny.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
Weigel, David (January 25, 2016). "The existential pleasures of the Lesser Known Candidates presidential debate". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
"2016 New York Elections, Primary, Candidates, Races and Voting". uselections.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
Rocchio, Patrick (June 17, 2016). "13th Congressional district primary June 28". Bronx Times-Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
"NYS Board of Elections Unofficial Election Night Results". New York State Board of Elections. June 29, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
"Sam Sloan". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
Leonard, Collin (2022-12-01). "The strangest 2024 presidential candidates you've never heard of". Deseret News. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
Saperstone, Jeff; Palumbo, Alysha (January 24, 2024). "Key takeaways from Tuesday's NH primary: Haley vows to fight on despite Trump victory". NBC Boston.
""Kidnapped" US girl held in Bangkok". The Nation nationmultimedia.com. September 12, 1990. Archived from the original on 2001-02-15. Retrieved 2020-11-28.

External links

Official website
Appearances on C-SPAN
Sam Sloan at IMDb
Sam Sloan at Ballotpedia
Sam Sloan rating card at FIDE
Sam Sloan player profile and games at Chessgames.com

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