Periodically, the publishers of Fraternal Law have hosted a National Fraternal Law Conference.  This November 19-20 will be the eleventh of these national sessions.  Past conferences have drawn participants from all across the United States with attendees well mixed between...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com In December, a local fraternity in Alfred, New York, and several students of Alfred University, brought suit against Alfred University and the State University of New York (SUNY).  The suit challenges the actions of Alfred...

On March 22nd, the Association of Student Judicial Affairs (ASJA) will complete voting on a resolution designed to encourage a recognition of the First Amendment Freedom of Association Right of America’s college students.  The resolution, already approved by the Association’s...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com The Journal of Studies on Alcohol published in its February issue a major new study “Correlates of Rape While Intoxicated in a National Sample of College Women.”1 The results came from 119 colleges participating in...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com Certain records of even private college campuses may not be exempt from public disclosure.  A Georgia Superior Court judge ruled in February that Mercer University, a private college, must turn over records compiled by its...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com During the early morning hours of November 5, 2001, Chad Meredith, a pledge of the Epsilon Beta Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity, along with Travis Montgomery, the Chapter President, and David May, the chapter rush...

Robert Manley, Manley Burke At the impetus of Adam Hasner, a member of Phi Delta Theta and State Representative in Florida, the anti-hazing laws in Florida are in process of revision.  Florida House Bill 1261 revises the definition of hazing...