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Originally Posted by Kevin
Legally, I know I'd be misstating the theory, but it seems to me that some species of equitable estoppel might operate as a strong defense for the University.
That aside, also legally, I don't believe that (absent a contractual duty) Depauw has any obligation to follow its own policies with regard to any matter. Those policies may provide some sort of intra-organization decision-making framework, but policies of private organizations generally do not operate as contractual obligations to the outside world.
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Okay, I'm curious. Can anyone with a legal background explain exactly what equitable estoppel is? I'm assuming it's something along the lines of it's unfair to hold people to standards you aren't willing to abide by yourself, but I know next to nothing about law.
Does anybody know what exactly happens when a new Greek org comes on campus? I know how expansion works, but are there any documents signed by the group, the school, and/or the local PHC? I just wonder if there is anything there that could become part of the case.
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