Kappa Kappa Gamma Case Continues

Timothy M. Burke, Fraternal Law Partners, tburke@manleyburke.com Haellie M. Gordon, Fraternal Law Partners, hgordon@manleyburke.com On September 14, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, sitting in Denver, Colorado and consisting of a three-judge panel, heard oral...
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Update: Kappa Kappa Gamma Likely Headed to Oral Arguments 

  Timothy M. Burke and Haellie M. Gordon, Fraternal Law Partners, tburke@manleyburke.com and hgordon@manleyburke.com   The litigation regarding Kappa Kappa Gamma’s (“Kappa”) decision to admit a transgender student identifying as female into its University of Wyoming chapter continues before the...
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KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA PREVAILS, AGAIN  

Timothy M. Burke, Fraternal Law Partners, tburke@manleyburke.com The litigation over Kappa Kappa Gamma’s (Kappa) decision to admit a transgender student identifying as female into its University of Wyoming chapter, is still not over. Kappa has prevailed for the second time...
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Update: Kappa Kappa Gamma Litigation Consolidated to U.S. District Court of Wyoming 

Timothy M. Burke and Haellie Gordon, Fraternal Law Partners, tburke@manleyburke.com and hgordon@manleyburke.com The ongoing litigation(s) surrounding Kappa Kappa Gamma’s admission of transgender women as members is back in the U.S. District Court for Wyoming, where all related proceedings are now...
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Court Rejects Injunction in Mountain West Volleyball Dispute Over Transgender Athlete 

Timothy M. Burke, Fraternal Law Partners, tburke@manleyburke.com This past NCAA women’s volleyball season in the Mountain West Conference (the “Conference”) was fraught with controversy over the allegation that one team, San Jose State University (SJSU), had a transgender player. Several...
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Sweet Briar College Faces Backlash Over New Admissions Policy 

Timothy M. Burke, Fraternal Law Partners, tburke@manleyburke.com Sweet Briar College was founded  by—and funded through the will of—Fletcher Williams in 1900 to be a school for “girls and young women.” The College has a history of promoting inclusion, even taking legal...
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Update: Federal Appellate Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Acceptance of a Transgender Woman at the University of Wyoming

Haellie Gordon,[1] Fraternal Law Partners, hgordon@manleyburke.com  In August 2023, the U.S. District Court of Wyoming dismissed several sorority members’ (“Appellants”) challenge to Kappa Kappa Gamma’s admission of a transgender woman at the University of Wyoming. Appellants subsequently appealed the District...
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NPC Files Amicus Curiae Brief in KKG Transgender Appeal 

Timothy Burke, Fraternal Law Partners, tburke@manleyburke.com On January 10, 2024, the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit supporting Kappa Kappa Gamma (KKG) and urging the appellate court...
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MSU Put on Notice of Shooting Victims’ Intents to Sue

Haellie Gordon,[1] Fraternal Law Partners, hgordon@manleyburke.com                                                                    ...
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Lawsuit  Against Kappa Kappa Gamma Over Transgender Member Dismissed

As many of our readers are aware, Kappa Kappa Gamma was sued earlier this year by several members who took issue with the decision to admit a transgender woman as a member of the sorority. Given the significance of the...
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Kappa Kappa Gamma Sued Over Transgender Member

Timothy M. Burke, Fraternal Law Partners, tburke@manleyburke.com In late March of this year, seven Jane Does “on behalf of themselves and derivatively on behalf of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity,”[1] filed suit in federal court in Wyoming against the Kappa Kappa...
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Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Impact Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts On College Campuses Throughout the Country

Haellie Gordon[1], Fraternal Law Partners, hgordon@manleyburke.com On January 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari, and will hear the Students For Fair Admissions’ appeal in their challenge to race-conscious admission policies at Harvard University and at...
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