Correspondence from Chachkin to Clerk

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June 15, 1972

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  • Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Correspondence from Pamela Karlan to Gilbert Ganucheau Re: Chisom v. Edwards, 1988. f1184712-ec92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/630ad79d-17e8-4a82-890c-315d4ad7aaa4/correspondence-from-pamela-karlan-to-gilbert-ganucheau-re-chisom-v-edwards. Accessed June 01, 2025.

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    February 19, 1988

Hon. Gilbert F. Ganucheau
Cl.erk
United States Court of Appeals for
the Fifth Circuit
600 Camp Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 7O130

Re: No. 8?-3463, Chisom v. Edwards

Dear Mr. Ganucheau:

I represent the appellants in this case. At ora.l argument,
on December 10, 1987, I was asked a guestion regarding the status
of the other caaes concerning the question whether section 2 of
the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as amended, 42 U.S.C. S 1973,
applies to judicial elections. At that time, there had been no
decisions on that guestion by a court of appeals.

One week ?9o, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
hetd that section 2 does apply to the election of judges.
MalJorv v. Evrich, No. 87-3838 (Jan. 72, 1988). I am enclosing
four copies of its slip opinion. Pages 5-13 contain the relevant
discussion.

I would appreciate your circulating this Letter and the
opinion to the members of the panel which heard our case--Judges
Johnson, Higginbotham, and Brown

I have also served a copy of this letter and the opinion on
all counsel of record.

Counsel for Plaintiffs-
Appel lants

cc: A11 counsel

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