by Mickes O'Toole | Jul 1, 2025 | Articles
July 1, 2025 Written by Shawn McLain & Ashley Wicks On June 27, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Mahmoud et al. v. Taylor et al., holding that parents, who were Muslim, Catholic, and Ukrainian Orthodox, challenging the Montgomery...
by Mickes O'Toole | Jun 26, 2025 | News
We are proud to celebrate Thomas J. O’Toole, Jr., Founding Partner of Mickes O’Toole, on being named a 2025 ICON Award Honoree by Missouri Lawyers Media. The ICON Awards honor legal professionals aged 60 and older who have demonstrated remarkable...
by Mickes O'Toole | Jun 10, 2025 | Articles
June 10, 2025 Written by Natalie Hoernschemeyer & Grant Wiens On June 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of Missouri issued a 5-2 decision affirming a judgment in favor of the Blue Springs R-IV School District in a case brought by a transgender student under the Missouri...
by Mickes O'Toole | Jun 5, 2025 | Articles
June 5, 2025 Written by Shawn McLain & Penney Rector On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services that eliminates a higher evidentiary burden previously imposed on “majority group”...
by Mickes O'Toole | Apr 28, 2025 | News
We are trilled to announce Ashley M. Wicks has joined the firm’s Education Law and Labor & Employment groups. Ashley Wicks concentrates her practice on labor and employment, and education law. In her representation of individuals, government entities, and school...
