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Is the Party Over for Greeks at Harvard? Fraternities and Sororities Sue Harvard, Claiming Sex Discrimination
Looking back on the last year, it’s impossible to ignore the ways in which the #MeToo movement has changed our country. Many of the effects have been positive: victims of sexual assault and harassment who previously stayed silent are coming forward, empowering fellow...
Were Single-Sex Fraternities Bullied off Campus at UMW?
This article was published in the January 2019 edition of the Fraternal Law Newsletter. College campuses have long been known as incubators for political values. From 1960s sit-ins against the Vietnam War to high-profile rape culture debates on campus, the world of...
KJK Partners Susan Stone and Kristina Supler Share Baylor Case Insights with CNN
Partners Susan Stone and Kristina Supler share insights on Title IX and plea deals in CNN's "Why the Baylor rape case plea isn't all that surprising to lawyers" article. Why the Baylor rape case plea isn't all that surprising to lawyers By Emanuella Grinberg,...
New Title IX Regs: More Hope for the Accused
Last month, Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released the much-anticipated revised Title IX regulations. Ever since DeVos rescinded Obama-era Title IX guidance in September of 2017, advocates for greater procedural protections in campus sexual...
The Talk About Consent That You Must Have With Your College Student
By Wendy Wisner Featuring Susan Stone and Kristina Supler As the mother of two boys, I am concerned (okay, terrified) about the day they begin engaging in sexual activity. But it’s not just for the reasons you think. I am not naïve. Experts recommend having “the sex...
Accused Students Should Not Suffer in Silence
Earlier this month, the Washington Post announced that a new report on the state of mental health in the United States shows “alarming” increases in depression in young adults. Estimates suggest that the number of young adults with suicidal thoughts is...
Bullying Prevention Month: What Parents Should Know About Bullying and Hazing
By Susan Stone and Kristina Supler Every October, the U.S. recognizes National Bullying Prevention Month with efforts to raise awareness and reduce incidents of bullying. While bullying is most common in middle school, as students enter high school and college they...
Sixth Circuit Upholds a Student’s Right to Mainstreamed Education
Recently, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals rendered its decision in L.H. v. Hamilton County Department of Education, which some have called the most important special education case to be heard by the court in decades. The court held that: the school district...
A Call for Title IX Reform Amid Kavanaugh Debate
On Friday, attorneys Susan Stone and Kristina Supler met with officials from the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and others to highlight the need for reform in Title IX, the federal mandate that governs the way colleges and universities respond...