Ayers v. United States Brief of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitions for Writs of Certiorari to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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January 1, 1990

Ayers v. United States Brief of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitions for Writs of Certiorari to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit preview

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  • Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Memorandum from Lani Guinier to Appeals Committee Re LDF Participation in Petition to California Supreme Court, 1986. f8899506-ea92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/45b87c2a-a473-4ab1-842d-717b3cae1802/memorandum-from-lani-guinier-to-appeals-committee-re-ldf-participation-in-petition-to-california-supreme-court. Accessed July 01, 2025.

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MEI'IORAIIDUM TO:

FROM :

RE

IVIEMORANDUM

Appeals Committee

Lani Guinier

LDF participation
California Supreme

in petition to
Court

I recommend LDF sign on to an origj-nal
petition j-n the California Suprene Court
that seeks, pursuant to Californj-a statutes
and regulations providing mandatory
outreach by county registration offi-
cials, d.eputization of public employees
as registrars.

I recommend we participate to enforce
the California statutes in an attempt
to interpret "outreach" liberal1y to
emphasize qovernment' s responsibility
to enroll eligible voters. I am avail-
able to revievr the final petition and
to participate in strategy discussions
with the primary attorneys. I envision
a role similar to the one we played with
the NYCLU in elCg-k v. Cuomg. Especially
since we do fula-raisingE Caliiornia,'
our 1ow key participation in this case
should be extremely cost effective.
A draft petition is attached. The
final petition will be filed April 8.

LG/ r
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