Article 5TT3V Lani Guinier, Legal Scholar and Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 71

Lani Guinier, Legal Scholar and Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 71

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Alexandra Jane
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The world is mourning the loss of a true civil rights icon. For decades, Black Jewish Caribbean American legal scholar, Lani Guinier, challenged lawmakers to rethink the weight and distribution of voting rights among minorities. This past week, she lost her fight with Alzheimer's disease, and died in an assisted...

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