Letter to Chachkin from McDonald RE Request for consent to file amicus brief
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October 28, 1998

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Case Files, Cromartie Hardbacks. Letter to Chachkin from McDonald RE Request for consent to file amicus brief, 1998. d35707fe-e50e-f011-9989-002248226c06. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/cc622856-060a-49c3-a75d-d4b53ec85394/letter-to-chachkin-from-mcdonald-re-request-for-consent-to-file-amicus-brief. Accessed June 17, 2025.
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ps 3 SOUTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE Laughlin McDonald Director Neil Bradley Associate Director Maha S. Zaki AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION Cristina Correia £3 Staff Counsel Southern Regional Office 44 Forsyth Street, N.W., Suite 202 Atlanta. Georgia 30303 (404) 523-2721 Fax (404) 653-0331 October 28, 1998 Norman Chachkin NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. Suite 1600 99 Hudson Street New York, ' My 15013 Re: Hunt v. Cromartie No. 98-85 Dear Mr. Chachkin: This is to request the consent of appellants Alfred Smallwood, et al., to the filing of an amicus brief by the American Civil Liberties Union in support of the appellants. Please indicate at the space provided on the enclosed copy of this letter whether consent is given, and return the copy to me in the enclosed self- addressed envelope. Best wishes. Sincerely, Laub, Leonid Laughlin McDonald As counsel for appellants Alfred Smallwood, et al., I consent to the filing of an amicus brief by the American Civil Liberties Union in support of the appellants. Nad fer Todd A. Cox 74 Counsel of Record Appellant Defendant-Intervenors Nadine Strossen President Ira Glasser Executive Director Kenneth B. Clark Chair, National Advisory Council Richard Zacks Treasurer => ”» ® National Headquarters 125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004-2400 (212) 549-2500 ® Regional Office ® » A A Suite 301 NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE 1275 K Street, NW AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. Washington, DC 20005 (202) 682-1300 Fax: (202) 682-1312 November 4, 1998 Edward Still Director, Voting Rights Project Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 1450 G Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20005 Re: Hunt v. Cromartie, SuprNo. 98-85 Dear Mr. Still: I hereby consent, on behalf of Appellant Defendant-Intervenors Alfred Smallwood, ef al., to your filing an amicus curiae brief for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in the above-captioned case. Sincerely, 5 TRA Cor Assistant Co Counsel of Record Appellant Defendant-Intervenors National Office Regional Office Contributions are The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is not part Suite 1600 Suite 208 deductible for U.S. of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 99 Hudson Street 315 West Ninth Street income tax purposes. (NAACP) although LDF was founded by the NAACP and shares its New York, NY 10013 Los Angeles, CA 90015 commitment to equal rights. LDF has had, since 1957, a separate (212) 219-1900 (213) 624-2405 Board, program, staff, office and budget. Fax: (212) 226-7592 Fax: (213) 624-0075 sis FOR ILISTICE AT NYU SCHOOL OF LAW Writer's direct line: 212 998 6746 November 2, 1998 VIA FAX and EXPRESS MAIL Todd A. Cox Assistant Counsel NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. 1444 1 Street, N.W., 10th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005 Re: Hunt v. Cromartie, No. 98-85. Dear Mr. Cox: [ am writing on behalf of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law to request the consent of appellants-intervenors Alfred Smallwood, et al. to our filing a brief amicus curiae in the above-captioned case. We will be filing our brief in support of appellants. To indicate your consent, please sign where indicated below and return this letter to me in the enclosed self-addressed envelope. Bey yours, “ Richard WT) en Staff Attorney Enclosure [ hereby consent to the filing of a brief amicus curiae by the Brennan Center for Justice. ly rs WL Todd A. Cox / Date Counsel of Record for lL 161 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS + 5TH FLOOR « NEW YORK, NY 10013 « 212 998 6730 « FAX 212 995 4550