July 14, 2025 Written by Shawn McLain New Missouri Law Requires School Districts and Charter Schools to Adopt Policies Restricting Student Use of Electronic Personal Communication Devices On July 9, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed into law Senate Bill 68, a...
We are excited to announce Wayne Michael Jordan III has joined the firm's Labor & Employment Law Group and Education Law Group. Wayne focuses his practice on labor & employment and education law. He primarily represents government entities and school...
We are excited to announce Priya Cumberbatch-Schut joined the firm's Education Law Group. Priya Cumberbatch focuses her practice on employment and education law. With a strong background in litigation, she is able to navigate complex discrimination cases and is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Mickes O’Toole is excited to announce the 2025 Annual School Law Seminars. This year’s dates and locations are below. St. Louis – July 29, 2025 (Doubletree Chesterfield) Cape Giardeau – August 1, 2025 (Kinder Hall – Cape Giardeau High School) Springfield – August 6,...
January 28, 2025 Written by Natalie Hoernschemeyer, Grant Wiens, Bethany Kirk & Abbey Widick Missouri public schools are regularly affected by evolving federal guidance on immigration enforcement, issued through a variety of methods including Presidential...
Jasmine Y. McCormick and Shawn M. McLain have both been named Partner. Jasmine is a versatile litigator representing businesses and public entities in a variety of commercial and employment disputes. She has successfully managed complex civil litigation, including...
