Changes with Fraternal Law

Since 2007, Dan McCarthy has served with distinction as the Editor of Fraternal Law. Additionally, Dan has served as the monitor of the National Anti-Hazing Hotline since its inception in 2007, for which he has helped grow the number of...
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Ringleader of Marching Band Hazing Sentenced to 77 Months in Prision

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com Robert Champion, the Drum Major for the Florida A&M University Marching 100 Band, died on November 19, 2011 after “Crossing Bus C.”  That exercise, evidently practice in place for many years, involved punching and hitting...
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Maine Supreme Court Hears Case on National Fraternity Liability

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com Now awaiting decision following oral argument on December 10, 2014 is a case in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court seeking to impose liability on the National Fraternity for the misconduct of an individual member of...
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In Boston, City Officials Use a New Tool to Regulate Fraternities

Steve Baker, Chair of the Association of Independent Living Groups at MIT, Inc. (the MIT Greek Alumni Conference), Past National President, Theta Xi Fraternity As has been widely reported, fraternity and sorority systems on many college campuses across the country...
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UVA: A Clear Case for Due Process

Micah Kamrass, Manley Burke, mkamrass@manleyburke.com During this school year, a troubling trend has expanded. At numerous schools across the country, both public and private, when an incident involving isolated segments of the Greek community occurred or was alleged to occur,...
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