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Congratulations to Our New Member Candidates!

Welcome and congratulations to our 2017-2018 member candidates: Alexander Alvarez Juanita Solis Dina Sarver Cecilia Criddle Alyssa D’Bazo Sara Ptachik Candelario Saldana Briseno Jacob Koffsky Oscar Campos Amanda Wydler Alexa Antin Thomas Voracek Misael Chacon Brenda Phang Adrienne Harreveld Juliee Conde We know that our new member candidates will make great contributions to the Race […]

When the Defendant Flaps: An Overview of “Incompetent” Autistic Criminal Defendants and Courtroom Education

by: Haley Moss In an interview with TIME Magazine, Simon Baron-Cohen, a psychology professor and autism expert said that “[autistic people] often have a strong sense of justice or fairness.”[1] But if autistic people have this understanding of moral rights and wrongs, then why does the criminal justice system view these individuals as incompetent to […]

Congratulations to Our New Member Candidates!

Welcome and congratulations to our 2016-2017 member candidates: Christopher A. Ajizian Zachary Auspitz Nicolas Chavez Kathryn Della Fera Carmelina Forzisi Leoni Fred Nalani A. Gordon Alexandra A. Hoffman Anibal Manzano Sarah McConnell Haley L. Moss Alexandra Ponce Christina A. Robinson Roman Sarangoulis Brittany Thomas Regan Woodbury We know that our new member candidates will make […]