Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Morton Stavis, Esq. (Center for Constitutional Rights)

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- Criminal Justice
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- Warren McCleskey
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Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Morton Stavis, Esq. (Center for Constitutional Rights), 1985. f4bd9989-e792-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/f7399ea8-ff19-46b5-9bce-dbcad6964377/correspondence-from-lani-guinier-to-morton-stavis-esq-center-for-constitutional-rights. Accessed August 19, 2025.

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EerenseH. NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE ANO EDUCATIONAL FUND' INC.

99 Hudson Street, New York, N.Y. 10013o(212) 21$'1900

llay 3I , 1985

Morton Stavis, ESq.
Center for Constitutional Rights
853 Broadway
14th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10003

Dear Morts

I enclose a set of exhibits containing both t'he
1980 and 1985 Plans (SH 2 and SII 3). The Court
has the only copy of SH 30 (the Flonroe County
file) and SH 31 (Mr. o'Connor's desk file which
includes the 1968 PIan).

Deval Patrick, our 1lth Circuit maven, has agreed
to do some work on the mandamus. He would like
to see your draft and a copy of the transcript
portions that the court reporter is sending you
ttonday. Ee witl have time starting Tuesday
afternoon to look at your draft. I will not be
back in the office until T?l:rsday, so you should
send him the draft and a copy of the transcript
directly. IIe thinks we should Plan to file it
June 7.

Good luck.

Sincerely,
\-/
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Lani Gui.nier

LGb?
En6ilesure

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