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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Guinier. Attorney Notes Page 35, 1983. e4a95948-e092-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/616107c9-7616-4938-b3b0-9e80eac245af/attorney-notes-page-35. Accessed April 06, 2025.
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35 this finding is essentially a repeat of their argument that the only fact which is important is the extent of electoral success in one post-litigation election year | 1982. Not only is this argument erroneous as a matter of law, see PP' , 9!!Ie, but also it ignores the finding of the three judges with which heard the evidence that "there v'ere enough obviously aberrational aspects Present in the most recent elections, to make the beginning of a trend of black electoral success "sheer speculation". IINSERT B] There had never been any electoral success in House District 8 or in a Senate District covering any of the counties in Senate District *2, nor had there been electoral success in Senate District 22 si nce 1 978.