Micah E. Kamrass, Fraternal Law Partners, mkamrass@manleyburke.com Late last month, President Biden signed the Stop Campus Hazing Act[1] after it was unanimously passed by both the House and the Senate. Part of the bipartisan support stemmed from the tremendous legislative...

Timothy M. Burke, Fraternal Law Partners, tburke@manleyburke.com As reported in the January 2023 issue of Fraternal Law, the New York Alpha Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi Association, Inc. (the “Association” or the “Chapter”) was embroiled in litigation with Cornell University...

Haellie Gordon, Fraternal Law Partners, hgordon@manleyburke.com In July 2024, Won Jang, a 20-year-old Dartmouth student and member of the Beta Alpha Omega Fraternity, attended an off-campus party held by the local chapter of the Alpha Phi Sorority.[1] According to representatives...

Timothy M. Burke, Fraternal Law Partners, tburke@manleyburke.com Some seven years after the hazing-related death of Timothy Piazza, Brendan Young and Daniel Casey, the President and Vice President, respectively, of Penn State’s Beta Theta Pi Chapter where Piazza died, were the...

Timothy M. Burke and Haellie Gordon, Fraternal Law Partners Introduction On January 21, 2025, the Washington State Court of Appeals issued two simultaneous decisions analyzing Washington State University’s (“WSU”) responsibility for students’ injuries stemming from alleged fraternity hazing and alcohol...

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...