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"...
Mickes O’Toole Instrumental in Obtaining 8th Circuit Appellate Court Win for Palmyra R-I School District
On January 3, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit handed down its decision in favor of the Palmyra R-I School District (“District” or “Palmyra”) in the case of E.D. et al. v. Palmyra R-I School District. The case was on appeal from the...
Protection Against Sexual Orientation Continues to Broaden – By: Brittany Newell
Published by MARE, March 2018 In 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit was the first Circuit to hold that Title VII discrimination prohibition extends to discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation. See Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College of...
Mickes O’Toole Attorneys Obtain Judgment in School District’s Favor in Section 504, ADA, and Section 1983 Case
The Eastern District of Missouri recently entered judgment in favor of a defendant school district on a four-count Complaint, which included claims for discrimination and retaliation under the Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), Title II of the...