Professor Reynoso Co-authors Op-ed for San Francisco Chronicle
Professor Cruz Reynoso has published on op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle calling for California Governor Jerry Brown to sign into law a trio of bills intended to protect members of the public from unfair treatment and abuse in the criminal justice system.
Co-authored with Harry Snyder, a public interest advocate and lecturer at UC Berkeley School of Public Health, the essay asserts that the laws-A-B 953, AB 256, and SB 411--"combat unjust and unconstitutional practices in law enforcement" with regard to racial profiling, the right of citizens to film police, and video evidence.
"By ensuring these bills become law, Gov. Brown has an opportunity to take a stand against the persistent biases in the criminal justice system," the authors write. "These bills will help ensure that all Californians receive equal treatment and equal justice under the law, but they are only the start of what must become a larger movement to end police violence."
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.