Professor Reynoso Publishes Op-ed on Reagan Statue

Professor Cruz Reynoso published an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee concerning the recent unveiling of a statue of former President Ronald Reagan, who was governor of California from 1967-1975, in the basement Rotunda of the State Capitol. 

"I believe such a tribute--in a building that belongs to all Californians--should be reserved for a person who represents all Californians, be they farmworkers or corporate farm owners, poor or rich, and those who belong to all ethnic and racial groups," Reynoso writes. The article questions whether Reagan lived up to that standard in light of his fight against California Rural Legal Assistance, the federally funded program that offers legal aid to migrant workers and the rural poor.

A member of the UC Davis School of Law faculty since 2001, Professor Reynoso is an internationally known civil rights leader, the first Latino to sit on the California Supreme Court, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.  He has been awarded the UC Davis Medal, the university's highest honor, and the Law School has established the Cruz & Jeannene Reynoso Scholarship for Legal Access to help students with financial needs.

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