Washington State v. Seattle School District No. 1 Motion for Leave to File Brief and Brief Amicus Curiae
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October 5, 1981

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Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Memorandum from Lani Guinier to Julius Chambers, 1985. 4e10e17f-e892-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/0d83cea9-1a98-4659-909d-77d52b844ed1/memorandum-from-lani-guinier-to-julius-chambers. Accessed August 19, 2025.
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mm ,I/m. LaniGuHfier January 22, 1985 Julius, You may be interested in this in preparation for next Monday's meeting. LG/r Attach 4A - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1983 ' USA TODAY ' WASHINGTON - Justice memo stirs commersy 'By John Hanchette USA TODAY: WASHINGTON— The head .of them Department's "civil rights-division admitted Wednesday he ordered that - blacks seeking involvement in - asegregatio‘ame be trade to ‘ Plumpthrough everyhoon” The, order;came “because _ hereardedthemasadversar— ‘ieslnthis particular case. and that'swhatyouhave advemr- iasdo lna legal situation." Mv g S The instruction— —involvlng a South Carolina school case - was revealed the memo from ~ federal trial lawyer Gregg Meyers to Attorney General William French Smith. A copy of the memo was obtained by Gannett News Service. ‘ Reynolds said Wednesday he was the unidentified official referred to in the memo. But Reynolds doesn’t re- member. making another re- mark attributed to him in the memo — referring to the blacks asl'fthose bastards.” Pond said."“He stresses that it is uncharacteristic of him to speak in that fashion." ‘ The "jump through every hoop" remark. Reynolds said. was intended for lawyers from the NAACP Legal Defense $6— Fund who were trying to inter- vene in a segregation suit in Charleston. SC.