Correspondence from Reed to Quigley

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LDF Attorneys
Organization
- NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund, Inc.
Matter
- Chishom v. Edwards (Chisom v. Roemer) (Perschall v. State of Louisiana)
Case
- Chisom v. Roemer
U.S. state
- Louisiana
Collection
- Case Files
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- b2b0aa44-f411-ef11-9f89-6045bda844fd

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Case Files, Chisom Hardbacks. Correspondence from Reed to Quigley, 1989. b2b0aa44-f411-ef11-9f89-6045bda844fd. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/8967ce15-58aa-49d4-b33d-66f87e213a55/correspondence-from-reed-to-quigley. Accessed July 07, 2025.

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NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE 

AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. 

National Office 

Suite 1600 11, 
99 Hudson Street 
New York, N.Y. 10013 (212) 219-1900 •Fax: (212) 226-7592 

November 16, 1989 

William P. Quigley, Esq. 
901 Convention Center Boulevard 
Suite 119 
New Orleans, LA 70130 

Re: Chisom v. Roemer 

Dear Dr. Quigley: 

We are pressing ahead on the appeal. Sherrilyn is doing a 
first draft, as I toil away on my Supreme Court brief. (I'd 
love to trade places.) 

Chambers was scheduled to see Judge Ortique this past 
weekend, and he will let him know that we won't be moving for an 
expedited appeal, but will try for a stay of the election. With 
regard to his suggestion about an intervention to assert a non-
remedy, I think the answer to that is clear. The general rule is 
that the Legislature gets the opportunity to remedy a violation 
in the first instance. I doubt that the fact that the referendum 
was defeated would change that rule. Does my "expert" opinion 
comport with yours? 

JR:aa 

J dith Reed 

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