Memorandum from Lani Guinier to Parker, Derfner, MacDonald, McTeer, Garza, Avila, Cantres, Suitts, Blacksher, Davidson, Williams, Willingham

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Lani Guinier

February 9, 1985

To:

Frank Parker, Esq.
Prof. Armand Derfner
Laughlin lvlacDonald, Esq.
Vlctor McTeer, Esq.
Jose Garza, Esg.
Joaqui-n AviIa, Esq.
Lizette Cantres, Esq.
Steve Suitts, Esq.
Jim Blacksher, Esq.
Prof. Chandler Davidson
Dr. Eddie Wi!liams

I pass along the tentative agenda of a
conference of the American Political
Science Association that is meetj-ng in
Chicago just prior to Labor Day. I re-
ceived the agenda from Leon Weaver,
Michigan State University. Professor
Weaver is interested in coordinating a
Iuncheon meeting between conference
participants and voting rights experts
and lawyers. (See attached letter of
February 2 ) . Please let me hear from
you if you think this would be a worth-
while endeavor as part of our goal to
expand the pool of expert witnesses in
voting cases. I am especially interested
in whether we would reach any black or
hispanic social scientists thls way.

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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

.oLLEGE oF socrAl scIENcE Effi3El""-'*H3$3#crr pro ject
BAKER HALL

EAST LANSING . MICHIGAN . 48824

Febmary 2, 1983Temporary address (untiI about ,/l/Br) z

Apt C-1, Town Center Patio Apts
701 NV{ 15ttr St., Boca Raton, Ft ,1412(ro5) 795-5267

Dear Ms Guini-er:
Untl1 I see the preliminary printed program lwontt be able to

telI you what days these panels will come, except that it will be
during the 3 or 4 days just before Labor Day (in Ctricago).

My thought is ttrat we could Iay on at least a lunch or dinner
(Outcfr treat) as a fortrm in addition to the panels wtrere acad.emics
and actlvlsts could meet and lnterchango. It w111 be too late toget that into the preliminary prcgram, due out in Jr:ne I believe,
but if we move expeditiously it might be possible to get it listed
in the final proi4ram issued at the convention.

I will look forward to hearing fnom you funther.

Slncerely,

Leon Weaver
Professor

MSU k or Alfinatiu Action/Equal Ol,l,ortuniay Insci ution



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\ ?enel- 1: The Polities of trhited Voting

Chair: Sandra Feathelrnan, Teuple .lniversity

Departnent of Political. Science
Eemple Universlty
Phl)adelptrlel PA 19L22

?apers, 1{l-*ed Toting 1rr a r-(on-?artisan Contextl Romer lfew york.
V J . Richard Eruirert, Litica Co1lege

Department of ?o1itieal Scie:ice
Utica College
Utica, IYew York ].3502

nI.,i.rnited Yoting as a Court-Ord.ered Renedy in ?arty
Affairs: The Case of Conecuh County, Aiabenan

f.eon 'r?eaver, Iiichj-aan State University
School of Cri-rainal Justice
Uichigan State University
East l,ansi-ng, Ilichigan 48824

Eiwe.rd. Stillr Attor:rey-et-law, 3irminehan, A1abe-na

'* I t1e8,ft [;e*€Iil.i:]t o n, r' o ) i ffi
?anel 2: Proportional Eepresentatj.on in Anerican local Govern:rent

Chair: Bernard Grofuan, Unj-versity of Californie, f::r'ine
?apers: r'?roportional Eepresentatior. in Ashtabula, Ohior

ECward. SiClow, I,l:-a:i,: University
Department of !oii'i;ical Science
Miarci Universiiy
Oxfordl Ohj.o ,-t s'of 6
I'Proportional Eepresentation in YPreelingr iyest Virgini.an
P.ichard Conboy, Y,'heeling Col lege
)epartment of Politicel Science
Wheeling College
v'r'l:ee'] ingr West Virgini.a L(,c:oj
A tireLia_,Robinson, ir,rest Tirg:_nia State College

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Departhent of Poli1:ica1 Seience

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Discussanttp,rGeorge Fallett, Citlzens Union
49 East 73rd Street
I[ew Yorkr New York ]-002]

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?ane1 3: P.eapporiior':aent and the Voting Bignts Act

Chair: Richard 1,. Engstron, Llniversit:r of .]ew Oriea::s
DePartaent of Politj.cel Science
Universiiy of I{ew Orleens
lake !'ront
lTew Orieans, louisieYra 7Cl-22

lepers: rThe ?o11tics of Peapporti-onment'within the C.ontext of
ttie Yotine Rights Actl'

R.oman B. Eedgesl State university of New Yorl!_a'L_3.1!_anx

!epartroent of Pol-itical Science
Graduate School of ?ublic Affairs
135 \Yestern Avenue
Albany, liew York 12222

Carl Carluccir legislative Ad.visory Task ?orce on
ReaPr,ortiorunent

?50 DroadwaY
i(ew Yorkr iiew York 10007

nThe FederaL Voiing P.iehts gct: An U-cdates

' Howard. 8a11, The University of Utah

Department of Political Science
Ehe-Universi.tY of Utah
252 Areona SPencer iialI
Salt l.,ake Cityr Utah 84112

Stephen T.,,. lt'asby, State Lrn:-versity of lTew York at
=tlbanY

?roportional Representation in Ireland' artd Japan

Discussant:

san.A. }IaeManuse Llniversity of Eouston
Ihe frishThe Politics of Proportional Represeniation:

ExPeri-encetr
joseph It. zLnme:=an1 state Ltnlversity of l{ew York at

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Graduate School of Hrblic Affairs
135 tttestern Avenue
Aibany, Sew York l?222

'The Conseopenees of tL,e L9e2 Flectoral P.eforo in ,Iapan:
From r.iri:,tee Yoting to Pi.$

lheodore trclYel}y, University of Harl'Iand.

Depertnrent of Goverruuent and ?olitics
University of trarYla.:ad.
College Park, LiarYland. 207 42

Departnent of ?olit:.cal Scj-ence
Un:-versity ci Houston
Eoustonl Texas 77004

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Arend. lijphartl gniversitv of CaLifolnia' San !'*ego
!e;lar'tment of lolit:-cal 5cience
La Joliar California 92093

State I.,egislative Redistricting

Richard Smoika, A:nerican Universitl'
lePartment of ?olitj-ca1 Science
American UniversitY
vYashirrgtonl D.C.

i?artisan tsias and Incu:lbent frote'ction in tregislative
Redistrictingf

(ath,i-een ],. Sart'er, iohn Ce:roII Universitr*
DePartment of ?oIitical Sci-ence
John Carroll UniversitY
UniversitY Seiglts
Cleveland, Ohlo 4411U

FRedistricting and the ]-9B2 GeneraL Elections: .Eas

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--Pofit:-cat Siirness been Achievd in State !egisiatrres?s

, ilarry Baseharte Salisburv Ftate Collage
Department of Pcl-itical Science
Salisbury State Co).lege
Salisbury, UarYland. 21801
RThe Inpact of ihe I{ew Single Henber Disirict Systeo

in I1linoistr
Davld H, Everson and Joan A. Parker, Sangarnon State IJn:-

verslI.Y
Depa:ffit of Political Science
Sanganron State T-hiversity
Springfield, Illinols -
[ichae] !. IlcDonald.r Universitv of Xew Orleans
Departneai of ?oIitica1 Sciencer i{evv 0r'1 eans, \a, 74122

rl{on-partisan Eiections Aer:.$d-A Eo'uni !ab}e Discussion

Eoward l{eighbor, L'rniversity of Texas at 31 ?aso

lepsrtrcent of ?oIitical Science
Uni-versj.ty of Texas
El ?asor Texas
Cherle s R . Adrian, Unj-versity of Cg.lifornia r- E isrrside
Departnent of ?o1itical Science
Universit]' of Cali-fornia
Biversid.e I Californ:.a

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Alberi tra:rnig, Arizona State Universli:r
Departneni of Polit j-cal gcience
Arizona Siate Un:-verslty
Terape r Arlzona
Eugene C. I,eer University of Californi-a, 3erkeley
fnstltute of Goveramental Strrd.ies
Llniversity of California
109 troses faII
Serkeleyr California 9472O
Carol Ca$f, University of Alaballa a.t Tusealoosa
Departnent of ?olitlcaL gcience
tTnive: sliy of Alabema
luscaiocsa, Alabana
\Yi11is Eaw1ey, Peabody Collese
Depertment of Po11tical Science
Peabody College
lTashville, Tennessee
treon Weaverr llichiean State University
School of Criminal Justice
Uichigan State University
Eqst transing, I'Iichigan 48824

lrZElinor C. Eartshornl lyestern Itew Erteland. Coilege
Departnent of Governnent
lYestern Xew Eng1and. Cotlege
Y/ilbraham Road
Sprlngfreld,, llassachusetts 0ItC7 ?