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 n6sGEtf uttv. "kn,-&Scb- NINETY NINE HUDSON STREET, 16th FLOOR (212) 219-1900 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013