Publications
Court Upholds USC’s Deferred Recruitment Even Though USC Knows It Violates Associational Rights
Tim Burke, Fraternal Law Partners, tburke@manleyburke.com Two years ago, the University of Southern California (“USC”) instituted a deferred recruitment program that prohibited fraternities and sororities from recruiting new members from among the freshman class until those students had completed twelve...
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A New Supreme Court Justice: What Does It Mean for Sororities and Fraternities?
Micah Kamrass, Fraternal Law Partners, mkamrass@manleyburke.com On October 27, 2020 Amy Coney Barrett became a new Association Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States when she assumed the seat previously held by Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Many...
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Indiana University Uses Student ID Cards To Track Student Movements
Tim Burke, Fraternal Law Partners, tburke@manleyburke.com In 2018, Indiana University (“IU”) launched an investigation into allegations of hazing by the Beta Theta Pi chapter on campus. It ultimately resulted in sanctions against the chapter. What is now apparent, based on...
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“Off-Campus” Does Not Always Mean “Off the Hook”
Ilana L. Linder, Fraternal Law Partners, Ilana.linder@manleyburke.com In April 2015, Joseph Koch, a student at Kean University, was injured when he was shot by another individual while both were guests at a party at an off-campus house occupied by several...
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AKA National Sorority Dismissed from Hankins’ Lawsuit
Ilana L. Linder, Fraternal Law Partners, Ilana.linder@manleyburke.com Back in January 2019, Fraternal Lawreported that a new lawsuit had been filed by the family of Jordan Hankins, a Northwestern University basketball player and Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) pledge who committed suicide.[1]...
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