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Groups Raise Concern
Over Appointment
Washington (JTA) — Jewish
organizations have raised
initial concerns about the
nomination of Lath Guinier
to head the Justice Depart-
ment's civil rights division.
Ms. Guinier, a law pro-
fessor at the University of
Pennsylvania, has espoused
controversial positions in
her academic writings on
such civil rights issues as
use of the Voting Rights Act.
She has argued for a form
of proportional representa-
tion, a concept suggesting
that minority groups are en-
titled to political representa-
tion in numbers equal to
their proportion in the
population.
The Jewish community
traditionally has opposed
this concept, in part because
it could be used to limit the
representation of Jews.
"The Jewish community
would have, or does have, se-
rious questions about any
plan that suggests that any
group is entitled to represen-
tation in numbers equal to
their proportion of the
population," said Jerome
Chanes, co-director for do-
mestic concerns of the Na-
tional Jewish Community
Relations Advisory Council.
Representatives of Jewish
groups, including NJCRAC,
are hoping to meet with Ms.
Guinier to discuss their con-
cerns, and until such a
meeting takes place, most
are reserving judgment
about whether to oppose her
confirmation.
Mr. Chanes said that
NJCRAC, an umbrella
group representing more
than 100 national and com-
munity relations agencies
has planned a consultation
to explore the Jewish corn-
munity's stance on the pro-
portional representation
issue.
"We would look forward to
exploring these questions
with Lath Guinier," he add-
ed.
Steven Freeman, director
of the Anti-Defamation
League's legal affairs
department, said that his
organization had some
"concerns" about Ms.
Guinier's position on the
Voting Rights Act and on
proportional representation,
but that ADL had not yet
taken a position on her nom-
ination.
He declined to offer further
specifics about the group's
concerns, saying that it
would not be fair to the nom-
inee. But he also said ADL
was in agreement with Ms.
Guinier that there should be
some changes in the way the
Voting Rights Act has been
implemented.
Mr. Freeman said he
"would like to hear her say
where she is now on some of
these issues," and what she
would do as an assistant at-
torney general.
"We recognize," he said,
"that this is a professor
writing in academic journals
and this might not" repre-
sent what she would do in
her job.
The American Jewish
Congress also expressed con-
cern. In a statement released
to the New York Times, but
apparently not to other
media organizations, the
group said Ms. Guinier's ad-
vocacy of certain positions
relating to the Voting Rights
This concept
could be used to
limit Jewish
representation in
legislation and
Congress.
Act and proportional repre-
sentation "raises substan-
tial questions about how she
would approach the obliga-
tions of the office to which
she has been nominated."
The Times said the
AJCongress statement also
called for close questioning
of Ms. Guinier by the Senate
Judiciary Committee during
her confirmation hearings. If
AJCongress was not
satisfied with her views, the
story said, it would not sup-
port her confirmation.
Lois Waldman, co-director
of the AJCongress legal
department, said that her
organization stood by the
statement in the Times but
would withhold further
comment until it had a
chance to meet with Ms.
Guinier. She said she was
"not at liberty" to elaborate
further about the group's
concerns.
Other AJCongress officials
echoed that position.
Richard Foltin, legislative
director and counsel of the
American Jewish Com-
mittee, said that his agency
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