Correspondence from Williams to Chambers and Winner
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June 23, 1982

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Guinier. Correspondence from Williams to Chambers and Winner, 1982. e979e47f-de92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/c6a4567c-4f45-4b9b-8b20-16064a445cff/correspondence-from-williams-to-chambers-and-winner. Accessed June 13, 2025.
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'efense NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. l0Columbus Circle, NewYork, N.Y. 10019o (212) 586-8397 June 23, 1982 Julius LaVonne Chambers, Ese. Leslie Winner, Esg. Chambers, Ferguson, Watt, Wa11as, Adkins & Fu11er 951 S. Independence P1aza Charlotte, N. C. 28202 Dear Julius and Leslie: Enclosed is the Senate Report on the new Voting Rights Act. It contains a good deal of materiits on the meaning of the "results" or "effects" test. The law firm of Davis, polk a Wardwll has agreed. to give me by July L9, lg82 a first draft of a memorand.um on the legislati-ve history of amended Section 2 with its I'results,, test and a memorandum on the constitutionality of the new standard. I will forward to you the reports as they come in. It may be that we will also need a memorandum on the application of the new standard in the reappor- tionment context, in general, and. in the context of the Gingles case, in particular. Jack has suggested the advisability of a general conference to talk about the implication of the new Voting Rights Act. I would like to know your comments on this I will call Leslie soon to be brought up to d.ate on the Gingles case as well as apoligize for not returning immediately her phone ca1l. I should also like to repeat my repeated requests for the depositions or copies of them. Lani and. I talked, before the last depositd.ons taken about the nature and scope of the questions to be asked., but iL may be that we will have to reconsider that issue in light of the extension and modification of the Voting Rights Act and the d.emands of the 1awsuit. Contributione are deductible lor U.S. income tax purposes The NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATI0NAL FUND is not part ol the National Association tor tho Advancomont ol Colored People although it was tounded by it and shares its commitment t0 equal rights. LDF has had lor over 25 years a separate Board, program, start, ollice and budget. Julius LeVonne Chambers, Esg. Leslie Winner, Esg. June 23, L982 Page Two It may also be time, in connection with the deposit,ions and other preparations for trial, to read the books and. documents listed by the historian. cc: Lani Guinier, Esg. Enclosures