Colin Pool The family of a West Virginia University fraternity pledge who died from alcohol poisoning has filed a wrongful death suit.1 The suit, filed October 8, 20152 in the Monongalia County Circuit Court,3 alleges negligence and related claims against...

Micah Kamrass, Manley Burke, mkamrass@manleyburke.com Over the last few months, college campuses have experienced a rebirth of a student activism. Students and student groups have organized demonstrations geared toward creating substantive changes at their schools. Most notoriously, the University of...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com The September issue of Fraternal Law reported that Sigma Phi Epsilon had adopted a policy acknowledging that “any individual who identifies as a man is welcome to seek membership in the fraternity.”  Fraternal Law inaccurately...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com The Clery Act, which has now been in place for some 25 years, requires colleges and universities to track the incidents of certain crimes on and near campuses.  It also requires that that data be...

Colin Pool Three lawsuits have been filed against Rolling Stone magazine following the retraction of its discredited1 article, “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA.” This article was previously discussed in our January 2015...

Micah Kamrass, Manley Burke, mkamrass@manleyburke.com Lately, we at Fraternal Law Partners have noticed a troubling trend.  Public colleges and universities seem increasingly willing to impose interim suspensions on fraternities and sororities without providing any justification or a timeframe for an...