Correspondence from Arthur L. Berger (The North Carolina Central Law Journal) to Lani Guinier

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March 31, 1983

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Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Correspondence from Arthur L. Berger (The North Carolina Central Law Journal) to Lani Guinier, 1983. b709d473-e592-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/6fb76527-0b8a-4399-8979-bf7451850606/correspondence-from-arthur-l-berger-the-north-carolina-central-law-journal-to-lani-guinier. Accessed June 17, 2025.

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AROLINA CENTRAL LAW JOURNAL

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NORTII C

SCHOOL OF LAW
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

Durham, North Carolina 27707

919 / 683-6382

ch 31, 1983

l,tr. Lani Guinier
IIAACP Legal Defense Fund
10 Colunbus Circ1e, Suite 2030
New York, New York 10019

Deat I'Ir. Guinier:

The taw Journal of the North Carolina Central University School of Iaw is
inteiEtEd-Gl*lishing scholarly and well-researched papers about minority
rights, race relations, discrirnination in employment and educatlonl etc. We
would like your assistance in this end,eavor.

To our knowledge, there is no national legal writing competitlon oriented torrard
minority issues. Given the need to focus attention on these issues, such a compe-
ti.ti.on seems worthwhile.

we propose that the !{AACP Legal Defense Fund in'conjunction vrith the North Carolina
Central Law Journal sponsor a national competition for 1aw students and lawyers.
The best papers would receive a monetary award and would be published in the Ianv
ilor:rnal. The Law ilournal would complete the necessa:rir editing ana pre-pub1icEFi.on
procedures. In addition, thb Iaw Jor:rnal would conduct whatever necesstrry activ-

. ities your organization chose not to undertake €.9r7 printing and mailing posters
to annorxrce the corpetitlon, defining the schedule for sutmission and evaluation,
evaluating the papers, acknowledging receipt of papersr annor:ncing the wLnners,
etc.

We are flexible on the division of responsibility, and these matters could be
resolved as the conpetitlon becomes further defined. We propose that yout organiza-
tion could revLew and approve all aspects of the ccurpetition procedures.

our estifiate of the expenses for wtrich we would request the support of the I.IAACP
Iegal Defense Fund is as follows:

First'Prize $1000.
Second Prize 500.
Tluircl Prize 250.
Prlnting posters 500.

$2250.

The ocpenses of the lgg ilournal are estj.rnated as follows: (we would cover these)
Printing and publishing the articles
ia an issue of the Law Journal $4500.

lAailing and telephone orpenses 200.

The award of a 4th and 5th prize if
appropriate 250.

Copying costs and other pre-
publication expenses . 200.

i5150.



we belie\re tbe gntcntJ,al bcnefits of the proposed cq>etltion greatly out-
wcigh the proJetcd eosts. Though there Ls no certainty tlat ths coupetltion
rllt attsact a large rGaponBe or tlrat the p5nrs rdll be of a higb quality, we
believe thc ldea deaerves trylng. l9e fi:rtlrcr belicvc that tbs North CarolLna
Central Iaw ilorrrnal Ls an aSryroprLate forun in which to pttbllah ttto sGlcctcd
ccryetltion papGrso

Your conaideration of tJris propoaal wtll be ncrryr nuch apprecl.ated.

TtraDk you.

Slncerely, ,-2az,,//-L-
ArEhur L. Berger
EdLtor-ln-Chlef
Ihe North Carol[na Central
Irw Journal

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