Amy Hebbeler, Manley Burke, amy.hebbeler@manleyburke.com It is not unusual for universities to ban fraternity and sorority chapters from campus for a period of years when there are violations and misconduct. However, there has been a small, but recent trend of...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com As previously reported in Fraternal Law,1 a lawsuit was filed against multiple parties by James Vivenzio, a former Penn State student and member of Kappa Delta Roe.  The plaintiff claims to have been the whistleblower...

Micah E. Kamrass, Manley Burke, mkamrass@manleyburle.com A Federal Court of Appeals has ruled public colleges and universities that impose mandatory drug testing on all students are in violation of their students’ Fourth Amendment Rights. In a 9-2 ruling, the Eighth...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com Two recent court decisions, both involving the University of Cincinnati (UC), demonstrate the challenges, even the courts are having in attempting to balance the important need of addressing sexual assault on campus with the need...