Last month, Tueth Keeney attorneys Rob Jackstadt and Chad Watkins successfully argued before the Williamson County Circuit Court that that a regional board of school trustees"™ decision should be reversed. (See In the News for more information about this case.) The...
On June 11, 2018, the Williamson County Circuit Court reversed a decision by the Regional Board of School Trustees of Franklin-Johnson-Massac-Williamson Counties that authorized a property detachment from a client district. On the strength of briefs written by Rob...
Jul 17, 2018 
James R. Layton
Today the Missouri Supreme Court overruled both the Missouri Public Service Commission and the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, in a victory for a company trying to build a transmission line to carry wind-generated energy from western Kansas to Missouri...
Jul 10, 2018 James R. Layton
Jim Layton will join University of Missouri Professor Carl Esbeck on Thursday, July 12, in speaking about a religion case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 4, 2018: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The program is a sequel to one...
Jun 22, 2018 James R. Layton
Jim Layton, leader of Tueth Keeney's appellate practice group and former Missouri Solicitor General, was interviewed this week by reporters looking at the authority of Missouri Governor Mike Parson to appoint his successor as lieutenant governor. Jim taught state...
Jun 7, 2018 James R. Layton
The Jefferson City News-Tribune quoted Jim Layton, who leads Tueth Keeney's appellate practice group, as one of the legal experts who have addressed whether new Missouri Governor Mike Parson can appoint a new lieutenant governor. Prior to joining Tueth Keeney, Jim...
May 18, 2018 
Melanie Gurley Keeney
Melanie Gurley Keeney chaired a panel presentation on "What You Need to Know About Employing Foreign Nationals Under the Current Administration." Mollie Hennessee of Tueth Keeney also participated in the panel presentation. The Association of Corporate Council St....
May 17, 2018 
Celynda L. Brasher
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney are often in demand for their expertise in school law and employment matters. On Saturday, June 2nd, Firm Shareholder Celynda Brasher will speak at the 2018 MSBA Leadership Summit being held at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach. Celynda's...
May 10, 2018 Melanie Gurley Keeney
Melanie Gurley Keeney recently presented a webinar entitled "Employment Discrimination Caselaw Update." She presented an update of cutting-edge cases in employment discrimination that have followed since the en banc 7th Circuit found a sexual orientation...
Mar 16, 2018 James R. Layton
Jim Layton, who leads Tueth Keeney's appellate practice, is one of the authors of the new edition of the 8th Circuit Appellate Practice Manual, just published by MinnCLE. Jim is the author of the chapter on the court's jurisdiction, which addresses what kinds of...
Mar 15, 2018 
Kate L. Nash
Tueth Keeney attorney Kate Nash will moderate a free webinar by the ELA "Lessons Learned in Higher Education: Sexual Misconduct Around the World", on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Find out more about the webinar here...
On February 22, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new policy memorandum clarifying the requirements for H-1B petitions filed on behalf of workers who will be employed at one or more third party worksites. In other words, this...
