Correspondence from Davis to Jones

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June 25, 1981

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  • Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Guinier. Major v. Treen Deposition of Lani Guinier Errata Sheet, 1984. c706390a-e292-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/29268c04-7cd4-4df6-bec8-74e81e4fb875/major-v-treen-deposition-of-lani-guinier-errata-sheet. Accessed April 06, 2025.

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    RE: ltajor v. Treen

Deposition of Lani Guinier, November 29, 1984

Errata Sheet

P. 10 lines 10-12. Put period in proper place; correct
punctuation: because the Justice Departmentts
position in Busbee versus Smith was the same
position as @raintif,f intervenors.
In ltlajor versus Treen, the Justice Departmentrs
posffi as the defendant state.

P. 11 line L7 correct spelling
uncontrovertably

P. 14 lines 4-6. Correct typo
was not enforcing a Section 5. ("9" should be
taken out. )

P. 19 lines 15 and 16
other instances were vigorously investigating
and enforcing Section 5 in c@
intentional discriminatiffiea

P. 15 line 8. correct typo:
But, since it was a Section 5 case, it was a very
different kind of case.

P. 22 line 12, correct spelling: Laughlin ltcDona1d

P. 25 line 12, correct grammer: So the situation in which the
Legal Defense Fund

P. 26 line 16, correct spelling: Gingles versus Edmisten.

P. 26 line 16, correct typo:
reflect specialized effort, to reflect the
experience of the



P. 30 line 14-17 Correct syntax
this case. The fact that the issues were of
first impression since the Voting Rights Act
was passed in June of 1982, and the fact that2
during the time in which vre rdere preparing A
the litigation and during which'the case was
tried, there were no other

P. 31 line 18 Correct typo
the plaintiffs representing the class of black
voters bears (Delete "s". )

P. 33 line 
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capitalization of case name

line 15
has been an integral part of all dilution litigation,
and,

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