We collect cookies to analyze our website traffic and performance; we never collect any personal data. Cookie Policy
Accept
The Tycoon Herald
  • Trending
  • World
  • Politics
  • Business
    • Business
    • Economy
    • Real Estate
    • Money
    • Crypto / NFT
  • Innovation
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Leadership
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
Reading: Lani Guinier, Legal Scholar at the Center of Controversy, Dies at 71
Sign In
The Tycoon HeraldThe Tycoon Herald
Font ResizerAa
Search
  • Trending
  • World
  • Politics
  • Business
    • Business
    • Economy
    • Real Estate
    • Money
    • Crypto / NFT
  • Innovation
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Leadership
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
© Tycoon Herald. All Rights Reserved.
Lani Guinier, Legal Scholar at the Center of Controversy, Dies at 71
The Tycoon Herald > Trending > Lani Guinier, Legal Scholar at the Center of Controversy, Dies at 71
Trending

Lani Guinier, Legal Scholar at the Center of Controversy, Dies at 71

Tycoon Herald
By Tycoon Herald 2 Min Read
Share
SHARE

Ms. Guinier married Nolan Bowie, a fellow professor and legal scholar, in 1986. He survives her, as do her sisters, Clotilde Guinier Stenson, Sary Guinier and Marie Guinier; her son, Nikolas Bowie, also a law professor at Harvard; her stepdaughter, Dana Rice; and a granddaughter.

After a clerkship with a U.S. District Court judge in Michigan and a year working with juvenile offenders in Detroit, Ms. Guinier moved to Washington to work in the Department of Justice. She left in 1981, when President Ronald Reagan took office, and for most of that decade she led the Voting Rights Project of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Ms. Guinier became an aggressive litigator, traveling, for example, in 1985 to Alabama, where, with Deval Patrick, the future governor of Massachusetts, she helped lead the defense in a voting rights case against Jeff Sessions, the future senator and attorney general who was then a U.S. attorney. Her team won an acquittal.

“She was easily one of the most innovative thinkers in the voting rights space,” Sherrilyn Ifill, the outgoing head of the Legal Defense Fund, said in a phone interview.

Ms. Guinier left the defense fund for a position at the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1989. There she began to turn her experience defending voting rights into ideas about how to reform the system.

She argued, for example, that merely having a vote was not enough for minorities, especially those from oppressed classes. She proposed a variety of alternatives, like cumulative voting, in which people get a number of votes to distribute as they wish — a process that might allow minority voters to concentrate their support on a single candidate and in that way increase their influence as a bloc.

“Her concern was that each vote count the same as the next vote, and the normal districting process does not create that,” Gerald Torres, a professor at Yale Law School and a frequent collaborator, said by phone.

You Might Also Like

Joseph Safina’s Driven Becomes Amazon Bestseller, Blending High Finance with High Speeds

Streamline, Scale, Succeed: Why Global Enterprises Are Moving to Odoo ERP

Beloved Children’s Book 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒑 𝑴𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒎𝒔 𝑮𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝑴𝒆 Returns to Best-Seller Status Years After Its Release — and Fans Are Begging for More

Model With a Mission: In Conversation With Maurice Giovanni

Democratizing the Web: How Abdul Muqtadir Mohammed’s AI Systems Are Redefining Digital Creation

TAGGED:Civil Rights and LibertiesClinton, BillDeaths (Obituaries)Guinier, LaniLegal ProfessionThe Forbes JournalTrendingUnited States Politics and GovernmentVoting Rights, Registration and Requirements
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Print
Unreleased Beyoncé Music Stolen in Atlanta Jeep Break-In, Cops Say
Entertainment

Unreleased Beyoncé Music Stolen in Atlanta Jeep Break-In, Cops Say

Beyoncé Georgia Maintain 'Em ... Unreleased Music Stolen From Jeep!!! Printed July 14, 2025 2:55 PM PDT Beyoncé's unreleased music was stolen from a Jeep in Atlanta, and now police…

By Tycoon Herald 2 Min Read
The Hundred: James Anderson and Rocky Flintoff signed in wildcard draft
July 15, 2025
Vinnie Hacker Shirtless Pictures to Kick Off His twenty third Birthday!
July 15, 2025
How To Discover the Proper Medical Rehab Companies – KFF Well being Information
July 15, 2025
Cristhian Mosquera to Arsenal: Spanish centre-back has potential to maintain William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes on their toes
July 15, 2025

You Might Also Like

Global Security and Health Resilience: How AI-Driven Systems Could Reinvent National Safety—And the Visionary Behind the Shift
Trending

Global Security and Health Resilience: How AI-Driven Systems Could Reinvent National Safety—And the Visionary Behind the Shift

By Tycoon Herald 7 Min Read
How AI Is Being Used to Enforce Modern Kleptocracy
LifestyleTrending

How AI Is Being Used to Enforce Modern Kleptocracy

By Tycoon Herald 7 Min Read
We’ve Cracked the Code to Reality — And It Changes Everything
LifestyleTrending

We’ve Cracked the Code to Reality — And It Changes Everything

By Tycoon Herald 4 Min Read

More Popular from Tycoon Herald

MEET THE FATHER OF COADUNATE ECONOMIC MODEL
BusinessTrending

MEET THE FATHER OF COADUNATE ECONOMIC MODEL

By Tycoon Herald 2 Min Read
Woman Sentenced to 7 Days in Jail for Walking in Yellowstone’s Thermal Area

Woman Sentenced to 7 Days in Jail for Walking in Yellowstone’s Thermal Area

By Tycoon Herald
Empowering Fintech Innovation: Swiss Options Partners with Stripe to Transform Digital Payments
InnovationTrending

Empowering Fintech Innovation: Swiss Options Partners with Stripe to Transform Digital Payments

By Tycoon Herald 7 Min Read
Leadership

Leadership Coaching for the Actual World

Sustaining your cool and being in a state of equilibrium is a big asset in a…

By Tycoon Herald
Entertainment

Justin Bieber Timeline, Teen Dream to Hassle Machine

Justin Bieber From Teen Dream to Hassle Machine ... My Wild Timeline!!! Printed April 26, 2025…

By Tycoon Herald
Trending

U.S. Blew Up a C.I.A. Post Used to Evacuate At-Risk Afghans

A controlled detonation by American forces that was heard throughout Kabul has destroyed Eagle Base, the…

By Tycoon Herald
Leadership

Northern Lights: 17 Best Places To See Them In 2021

Who doesn’t dream of seeing the northern lights? According to a new survey conducted by Hilton, 59% of Americans…

By Tycoon Herald
Real Estate

Exploring Bigfork, Montana: A Little Town On A Big Pond

Bigfork, Montana, offers picturesque paradise in the northern wilderness. National Parks Realty With the melting of…

By Tycoon Herald
Leadership

Leaders Need To Know Character Could Be Vital For Corporate Culture

Disney's unique culture encourages young employees to turn up for work with smiles on their faces.…

By Tycoon Herald
The Tycoon Herald

Tycoon Herald: Your instant connection to breaking stories and live updates. Stay informed with our real-time coverage across politics, tech, entertainment, and more. Your reliable source for 24/7 news.

Company

  • About Us
  • Newsroom Policies & Standards
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Careers
  • Media & Community Relations
  • WP Creative Group
  • Accessibility Statement

Contact Us

  • Contact Us
  • Contact Customer Care
  • Advertise
  • Licensing & Syndication
  • Request a Correction
  • Contact the Newsroom
  • Send a News Tip
  • Report a Vulnerability

Terms of Use

  • Digital Products Terms of Sale
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Submissions & Discussion Policy
  • RSS Terms of Service
  • Ad Choices
© Tycoon Herald. All Rights Reserved.
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?