Correspondence from Winner to Senators Rauch, Jones, and Lilley

Correspondence
October 19, 1981

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  • Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Correspondence from Winner to Senators Rauch, Jones, and Lilley, 1981. 0636ccbd-d892-ee11-be37-6045bddb811f. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/a68eb920-9d97-4d25-8ddf-5bd972c0c950/correspondence-from-winner-to-senators-rauch-jones-and-lilley. Accessed April 19, 2025.

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    CHAMBERS, FERGUSON, WATT, WALLAS, ADKINS & FULLER, P.A
ATTORNEYS AT LAW

SUITE 73O EAST INOEPENDENCE PLAZA

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OcEober 19, 1981

JULIUS LEVONNE CHAMBERS

JAMES E. FERGUSON, II

MELVIN L. WATT

JONATHAN VI/ALLAS

XARL AOKINS

JAMES C. FULLER. JR.

WONNE MIMS EVANS

JOHN W. GRESHAM

RONALD L. GIBSON

GILDA F. GLAZER

LESLIE J. WINNER

JOHN T. NOCKLEBY'

. OF O. C. BAR ONLY

Senator Marshall Rauch
North Carolina General Assembly
Raleigh, North Carolina

Representative Robert A. JonesNorth Carolina General Assembly
Raleigh, North CaroLina

Representative Daniel T. LilleyNorth Carolina General Assembly
Raleigh, North Carolina

Dear Sen. Rauch and Reps. Jones and Lilley:
Thank you for yo_ur invitation to appear at the public hearingto be conducted by the House and slirare Legi-sr"li;;-R"ei;;;iEringcoumittees on october 20, 1981. unioii""ri.iy r" aid nor.have ade-quaLe time to arrange-fof any of the clients in ci"ei.s v. EdnistentoaPPear.Becauseofthependencyof-thecourtlffi,-itffi
think that it is appropriatl i;;-;;y- ot-ttr" counsel in thelitigation to give- teslinony U"i"i"'y._;, conrmittees. I have, however,discussed the position of the plaintiiis with the office of theAttorney Generll. r feel sure rhar rr. wirr-.ariI"-|J,, or or*contentions as he deems appropriate.

Sincerely,

Leslie J. Winner

cc: James Wallace, Jr.
Napoleon B. witiians, lr./

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