Are Membership Dues and Tuition Considered Consumer Merchandise?

Ilana L. Linder, Manley Burke LPA, ilana.linder@manleyburke.com The families of two of the five Truman State University (TSU) students who committed suicide have filed a lawsuit against the University, the Alpha Kappa Lambda (AKL) fraternity, and Brandon Grossheim, a former...
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Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Ruling in Purdue Title IX Case

Timothy M. Burke, Manley Burke LPA, tburke@manleyburke.com The Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals issued a decision on June 28, 2019, that closely considered the issue of due process rights in state college disciplinary proceedings. The court also considered...
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Title IX Due Process Applies to Private Schools

Timothy M. Burke, Manley Burke LPA, tburke@manleyburke.com As is too often the case in issues of sexual assault, the facts in the following matter are clouded by alcohol and drug consumption. In Federal Court in Memphis, John Doe challenged Rhodes...
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Courts Continue To Struggle To Define Due Process In The Student Disciplinary Process

Timothy M. Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com Attempts by courts to define what due process is appropriate in a student disciplinary proceeding remain far from producing unanimity of results. The United States First Circuit Court of Appeals in August acknowledged its...
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Major Early Victory for Greek Organizations in Federal Suit Against Harvard

Sean Callan, Manley Burke, sean.callan@manleyburke.com We all know Harvard cannot abide fraternities or men’s finals clubs. That distaste, seemingly rooted in a patriarchal notion that the administration knows “what’s best” for Harvard students, has been on display for years. That...
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