Law School Experts to Examine Campus Incidents

UC President Mark Yudof has appointed former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso ’58 to chair a task force to investigate the Nov. 18 incident in which UC Davis students were pepper-sprayed by police. The task force will review an independent fact-finding report and recommend steps to ensure the safety of peaceful protesters on campus. Yudof also tapped Berkeley Law Dean Christopher Edley, Jr. to co-lead a system-wide examination of police protocols and policies as they apply to protests at all UC campuses. Professor Jesse Choper chairs the UC Berkeley Police Review Board, which is investigating the use of police force at the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protest. The board will submit a report by Jan. 31.