Colin Pool A federal district court has ruled that George Mason University violated the due process and free speech rights of a male student accused of sexual assault.1 The plaintiff, John Doe, had been expelled from the university after being...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com As reported in the June 15th issue of Fraternal Law, a lawsuit was filed in Philadelphia last year against Penn State University, the Kappa Delta Rho Chapter there, the Penn State Interfraternity Council, and the...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com Last month, the President of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) lifted a “suspension held in abeyance until August 9, 2016” that had been imposed on the Phi Delta Theta Chapter on campus, after...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com The Michigan State University Board of Trustees, two university officials, and Kappa Sigma Fraternity, face a federal court lawsuit.1  Four female students from Michigan State claim the University failed to appropriately investigate and respond to...

Jim Ewbank, Attorney at Cokinos, Bosien & Young in Austin, Texas (Jim frequently represents fraternal organizations in litigation) On August 1, 2016, every public university in the State of Texas will be required to allow persons who hold a concealed...