Memorandum from Lani Guinier to Derfner, Parker, Isacharoff, Menefee, Hair, Patrick, Reed, Fins, McDonald, and Blacksher
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April 4, 1986

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Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Memorandum from Lani Guinier to Derfner, Parker, Isacharoff, Menefee, Hair, Patrick, Reed, Fins, McDonald, and Blacksher, 1986. b78352ee-e992-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/9ae84556-89c7-4a0d-b4b7-c471a031dee8/memorandum-from-lani-guinier-to-derfner-parker-isacharoff-menefee-hair-patrick-reed-fins-mcdonald-and-blacksher. Accessed October 08, 2025.
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//l",oo /*^ Lani Guinier d-/,+,-/ il6*€h 4, 1985 To: Armand Derfner Laughlin McDona1d Frank Parker James Blacksher Sam Isacharoff Larry lvlenefee Penda Hair Deval Patrick Judith Reed Deborah Fins There is at.least one judge who stilI believes Congress meant what we said in the Senate Report. Not only did he grant partial summary judgment for plaintiffs, but with the help of the Justice Department, he rejected the "bantu stand" approachr &s well as def endants I ef f ort to stalI electi-ons until January when it will be "co1d or rainy." Congratulations to Leslie Winner and Judge Phillips, and hail to Judge Dupree. LGl r Attach cc: Leslie Winner, Esg.