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Fraternal Law Newsletter Email — September 2017
Subject: September 2017 Fraternal Law Newsletter Now Available
To: Official Family, chapter Presidents, association Presidents, and Advisory Board and House Board Presidents, Stacie Neely and HB Team, Risk Management Director, Standards Director

The September 2017 issue of the Fraternal Law Newsletter is available online and can be found by visiting www.fraternallaw.com, and navigating to Library Annex > Fraternal Law Newsletter.
September’s issue addresses:
• American University’s dismissal of students involved in an underground local group, Epsilon Iota.
• A federal court decision upholding the due-process rights of a student suspended by Miami University (Ohio) related to the alleged perpetration

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