Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com On March 1st, the Harvard Crimson1 reported that Harvard College’s Administrative Board will enforce the College’s single gender social policy and the penalties to be imposed under it.  According to the article, the sanctions to...

Amy Hebbeler, Manley Burke, amy.hebbeler@manleyburke.com Fraternities have been in the news as hazing deaths continue to grow. This has led Fraternities to reevaluate their policies and procedures with a focus specifically towards liability. When an incident occurs, the chain of...

Tim Lynch, Manley Burke When a university strips a fraternity of its recognition status and right to be on campus, problems for the fraternity do not always end there. The fraternity’s house can also be shut down by the municipality....

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com Pi Delta Psi, Inc., which was convicted in a Pennsylvania trial court of crimes involved in the death of Michael Deng,1 has appealed its conviction to the Pennsylvania Superior Court, the first appellate level in...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com A February 9th decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit demonstrates again the challenges faced by universities in appropriately conducting sexual misconduct disciplinary actions in a fair and constitutionally acceptable...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com “The sad and inescapable truth is that Ethan, and only Ethan, was responsible for his own death.”1 Those words by Judge Ferris W. Warden summarized his decision granting summary judgment in favor of all of...