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  • Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Memorandum from Lani Guinier to Steering Committee on Voter Registration and Litigation Re Push v. Allain, 1985. 55fae379-e892-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/e95cdb3c-505c-44b7-a875-3f05ee1d8eef/memorandum-from-lani-guinier-to-steering-committee-on-voter-registration-and-litigation-re-push-v-allain. Accessed August 19, 2025.

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January 23, 1985

ivlemo to: Steering Cormnittee on Voter Registration
zloitigation

From ;d#^, Guinier

Good news! I attach a copy of Judge Keadyrs
order in Push v. Al1ain, the l{ississippi
registratffichalTengt Judge xeady his cer-
tified a defendant class of county officials,
denied defendants motion to dismiss despite intenrening
ameliorative legislation and sympathetically
reviewed the facts of our litigation. Congrat-
ulations to Pat Hanrahan and Judith Reed.

The next meeting of our legaI steering committee
will be Friday, February 22 at 10:00 A.It{. Please
call me with any items you want included on the
agenda. Please also let me know whether you want
to have a joint meeting with the Research and
Education Committee.

LG/r
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