Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Senator Hank Sanders (Alabama State Senate)
Correspondence
January 17, 1985

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Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Senator Hank Sanders (Alabama State Senate), 1985. a0394192-e892-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/c9373aa7-4de4-4475-a48f-01c8e7274031/correspondence-from-lani-guinier-to-senator-hank-sanders-alabama-state-senate. Accessed October 08, 2025.
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'efense NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. 99 Hudson Street, New york, N.y. 10013o(212) 219.1900 January L7, 1985 Hon. Hank Sanders State Senate Senate Chambers Montgomery, Alabama P. O. Box 1305 Selma, Alabama 36702 Dear 1,1r. Sanders : Your letter of October 10, 1984 was referred to me. As you probably know, I represent lt{rs. Bozeman and Mrs. Wilder in federal court on petitions for habeas corpus. Although the district court granted relief, the state is appealing to the I1th Circuj-t. I am extremely eoncerned about the federal investigations you discuss. Although I do not practice criminal 1aw, I am interested in learning more about those cases for which an indictment was returned. Please keep me informed and, specifically, Iet me know what role you envision for LDF which ordinarily, and by virtue of its civil expertise, does not engage in criminal defense work. I would like to talk with you at your convenience. Please give me a calI. I hope we can be supportive. Lani Guinier LG/ r Contributions are deduttible Jor U.S. income tar purpos?s The NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIoNAL FUND is not part ol the National Association lor the Advancement of Colored People although il was tounded by it and shares its commitment to equal rights. LDF has had lor over 25 years a sepa rate Board, program, stall, ollice and budget.