Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Deval Patrick, Joel Berger, Penda Hair, and Judith Reed Re Dillard v. Crenshaw

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February 18, 1986

Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Deval Patrick, Joel Berger, Penda Hair, and Judith Reed Re Dillard v. Crenshaw preview

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  • Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Deval Patrick, Joel Berger, Penda Hair, and Judith Reed Re Dillard v. Crenshaw, 1986. 2254c54e-e992-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/80e9d0e5-4691-4385-88ca-14e789a92498/correspondence-from-lani-guinier-to-deval-patrick-joel-berger-penda-hair-and-judith-reed-re-dillard-v-crenshaw. Accessed April 29, 2025.

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Lanl Guinier

February 18, 1985

To: Deval Patrick
JoeI Berger
Penda Hair
Judith Reed

Attached are excerpts from a
brief Debbie worked on in
Dil-lard v. Crenshaw that raise
ffis or@f interest,
Pp. 5-6 the racial history

behind appointive
systems (probably
including appointment
of county boards of
election or registrars)

Pp.13-14 the rationale for a state-
wide case against county
election (and by analogy
registration) systems

LG/ r

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