Correspondence from Fins to Menefee

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- Political Participation
Topic
- Voting Rights
Matter
- Dillard v. Crenshaw County
Case
- Dillard v. Crenshaw County
U.S. state
- Alabama
Collection
- Case Files
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- e82868ec-b8d8-ef11-a730-7c1e5247dfc0

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Case Files, Dillard v. Crenshaw County Hardbacks. Correspondence from Fins to Menefee, 1985. e82868ec-b8d8-ef11-a730-7c1e5247dfc0. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/a380301b-7292-4035-9994-e8abc42b5a16/correspondence-from-fins-to-menefee. Accessed December 05, 2025.

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NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.

egal efense und 99 Hudson Street, New York, N.Y. 10013 (212) 219-1900

November 7, 1985

Larry Menafee, Esq.
Blacksher, Menafee & Stein

P.O. Box 1051
Mobile, Alabama 36601

Dear Larry,

I met with Julius, Lani and Steve Ralston after receiving

your proposed budget, and am pleased to inform you that LDF will

support the suit, according to the conditions described below and

in the attached cooperating attorney agreement.

LDF is willing to commit $40,000 for the lawsuit, to be

used in litigating against the first four counties. If and when

the suit is to be expanded to cover more of the 17 counties you

have targeted, we can present another proposed budget to Julius,

et al. seeking additional support.

Support of the suit is conditioned on my full participation

in the litigation. This will be my first voting rights lawsuit,

and Julius and I are both anxious for me to learn from a master

of the trade how to litigate a voting rights case from start to

finish. You and I need to figure out a working relationship that

will include me in the planning process as well as the nitty

gritty pre-trial and trial litigation, without undue duplication

of efforts. I think it should be fairly easy to do.

Please sign both copies of the cooperating attorney agree-

ment, and return one to me for our files.

I look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

Deborah Fins

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Encs.

Contributions are deductible for U.S. income tar purposes

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was founded by itand shares its commitment to equal rights. LDF has had for over 25 years a separate Board, program, staff, office and budget

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