Dean Johnson Comments for PolitiFact on Trump Accusation

Dean Kevin R. Johnson commented for PolitiFact on statements by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel has been biased against him in dealing with a class action suit brought by former students against Trump University. The article examines Trump's claim that Judge Curiel "is a member of a club or society, very strongly pro-Mexican."

Dean Johnson appears in the article as one of a number of legal experts who explain that the organization in question, California La Raza Lawyers Association, is largely apolitical and focuses on professional development of Latino lawyers and encouraging students to enter legal education.

"The founders and presidents have not been remarkable, in a political sense," Johnson said.

Kevin R. Johnson is Dean and Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o studies at UC Davis School of Law. He is an internationally recognized scholar in the fields of immigration law and policy, refugee law, and civil rights.