Correspondence from Pamela Karlan to Virginia Cooper Re Whitfield v. Clinton
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January 8, 1988

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Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Correspondence from Pamela Karlan to Virginia Cooper Re Whitfield v. Clinton, 1988. 8780d94f-ec92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/b77b5a45-ed61-4efb-ad30-69302aa0c6e3/correspondence-from-pamela-karlan-to-virginia-cooper-re-whitfield-v-clinton. Accessed October 08, 2025.
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JanuarY 8, 1988 IIon. Virginia CooPer office of the County and Probate Clerk Phillips CountY Courthouse He1ena, Arkansas 72342 Dear Ms. CooPer: As you may know, in the faIl of L986, a lawsuit was fited in the UnitlA StaLes District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, challenging two Arkansas election statutes reguiring run-off elections. As part of this case, ptaintiffs are examining elections in Phillips County. As part of preparlng for trial, plaintiffs are taking depositions--that is, exam!ning people unfeS oath, before a cerfifiad court reporter, who will take down their statements-- of persons who we believe have relevant infortnation. we have enclosed a notice of deposition to take your deposition upon oral examination on Friday, January.22, 1988, dt ZziO p.m., aL the Phillips County Courthouse. You will also see that we have asked you to bring with you to the deposition certain documents. A formal subpoena wiII be issued next week. If you have any questions concerning this matter, or if this time and place is inconvenient for you, please telephone Kathleen BeIl; Esq., the co-counsel for plaintiffs, in Helena. Her telephone number is 338-5487. We appreciate Your cooPeration. l,/,*l^SAt^ Pamela S. Karlan Counsel for Plaintiffs cc: All counsel NINETY NINE HUDSON STREET (212) 219-1 900 NEW YORK, N.Y 10013