Letter from Sen. Charles Mathias to Lani Guinier

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July 1, 1982

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  • Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Letter from Sen. Charles Mathias to Lani Guinier, 1982. 7bb53705-e492-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/c70e047e-2872-4500-9f3b-f99dcffd48a5/letter-from-sen-charles-mathias-to-lani-guinier. Accessed June 13, 2025.

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Dear Ms. Guinier:

Just a shoxt note to thank you for
aII your work on behalf of the effort to
extend, the Votilg Rights Act of 1965 an<i
to congratulate you on a job well done.

The' strotrg', effective bi11. signecl j.nto
law this week by President Reagan is, in
large. part, testimony to the vigilance and
good- judgment exsrcised by you and others
who were involved in this long process; f
look fornard. to working together with you
again-

Itlith best wishes,

Sincerely,
,/4.

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Charles McC.
United States

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Mathias, Jr.
Senator

Ms. Lani Guinier
NAACP Legal Defense Fun&
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Suite'2.030
New York, New. York 10019

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