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...
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...
by Mickes O'Toole | Apr 4, 2025 | Articles
April 4, 2025 Written by Shawn McLain & Natalie Hoernschemeyer On April 3, 2025, the United State’s Department of Education (DOE) announced in a press release that they are requiring state education agencies (SEAs) to certify that they are in compliance with...
by Mickes O'Toole | Mar 21, 2025 | Articles
March 21, 2025 Written by Natalie Hoernschemeyer, Grant Wiens & Josh Douglass Yesterday, on March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. The order directs the Secretary of Education to take...
