Library of Congress v. Shaw Brief in Opposition to the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari

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October 7, 1985

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- Economic Justice
Notable Person
- Julius Chambers
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- NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund, Inc.
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- Brief Collection
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- 18fb0049-bb9a-ee11-be36-6045bdeb8873

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Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Barry Fisher, Esq. Re Acorn v. Clinton, 1987. 4c373ab9-ea92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/b826fba2-8943-44b1-b88c-9dc9815bd5a7/correspondence-from-lani-guinier-to-barry-fisher-esq-re-acorn-v-clinton. Accessed August 19, 2025.

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Lesa,EEDfenseIt. NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND' INC.

gg Hudson street, New york, N.y. 10013 o (212121$1900

March 9, 1987

Barry Fisher, Esq.
3800 North West Street
Jackson, Mississippi 392oG

Re: ACORN v. Clinton

Dear Barry:

As we discussed today, in the event a trial on the merits is
scheduled, LDF would like to retain you to investigate the
federal jury pool data in Arkansas in order to develop
projections on the real registration rate for blacks in Arkansas.
Professor Allan Lichtman has agreed to prepare a report similar
to the one he did in Push v. Allain, based on data you collected
from similar sources in Mississippi.

You agreed to contact me as soon as you know your schedule for
the first or second week in June which is the earliest you are
available. P1ease Let me know as weII what arrangements I should
make on your behalf with the federal court jury clerk. I expect
you can find the statlstics you will need at the federal court in
Eastern Arkansas, but we should confim that too. Once I get a
copy of your prelininary memos in PUSH from Allan Lichtman, I
will advise you of our proposed plan in greater detail.
Thanks so much for your cooperation.

SincereJ.y,

r,ani Guinier
LG/r

cc: Ron E11is, Esq.
Deval Patrick, Esq.
ALlan Lichtman, Esq.

Contributiona are deduttible for U.S. ineone tat pur?oses

The NAACp Leoal Delense t Educational Fund, lnc. (LDD is not part ol the National Association lor the Advarrement ol colorod hople (i'IAACP) although

iiii iifidrriio uvtr,ii HalcFanoliiies iriibmhilmenr to eqdar rigr'ti. LoF has had tor over25vears a scparate Board, program, stall, otlice and budoet.

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