Jan 11, 2019
As I tore away the last page of my 2018 daily calendar, disappointed that I no longer would be greeted each morning with the wit of a New Yorker Magazine cartoon, I resolved to kick off 2019 with an exciting adventure. After some thought, I settled on diving into the over 250 new Illinois laws waiting for us here in 2019! The end result of my adventure? An overview of the new laws affecting the world
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Dec 3, 2018
Last month, the Fifth District Appellate Court of Illinois found in favor of the Village of Bethalto, as it affirmed the circuit court’s decision that plaintiff Cedarhurst of Bethalto Real Estate, LLC did not have standing to bring its complaint against the Village. The appellate court held that Plaintiff could not bring any of its three claims (declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and mandamus) against the Village because it did not suffer any distinct or direct injury. As the
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Nov 5, 2018
Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt, PC has been recognized regionally as a “Best Law Firm” in St. Louis, by U.S. News- Best Lawyers ®, for the ninth consecutive year. The firm has received a First Tier ranking in Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Immigration Law, Litigation – Labor & Employment, as well as a Tier Two ranking in Commercial Litigation. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms” rankings are
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Sep 12, 2018
Tueth Keeney attorney, D. Shane Jones in conjunction with Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) will explore the practical implications of the recent Janus decision, in a free webinar on September 20th. Find out more, and register at IASB.com http://bit.ly/2p1HV7y.
The Illinois Association of School Boards is a voluntary organization of local boards of education dedicated to strengthening the public schools through local citizen control.
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Aug 1, 2018
Tueth Keeney is proud to be recognized as the largest labor and employment law firm in St. Louis, based on the number of local licensed labor/employment attorneys. The St. Louis Business Journal research recently ranked all St Louis law firms by number of local licensed labor/employment attorneys in 2018, and Tueth Keeney came out on top. Our firm is different by design, and our continued success is built on personal contact, quality services, and efficient results. See full article
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Aug 1, 2018
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 Circuit Court’s decision further elucidates the meaning of recent changes to the factors that must be weighed by a regional board of school trustees when deciding whether to grant a petition to detach from a school district’s territory.
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Jul 18, 2018
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 Jackstadt and Chad Watkins and Jackstadt’s oral argument, the Court reversed the Board of Trustees”™ decision and held that recent changes to the law required that the property remain within the client district, since the property owners seeking detachment did not
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Mar 7, 2018
Background School administrators know the familiar refrain that students “do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate” from the Supreme Court’s precedent in Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 U.S. 503(1969). In Tinker, students wore black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. The Court overturned the school district’s decision to suspend the students, finding that their speech was protected by the First Amendment and did not “materially disrupt classwork
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Feb 22, 2018
Planning for a Student Protest or Demonstration The tragic school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida has inspired a national dialogue on the causes of school shootings and the appropriate policies to address these all-too-frequent occurrences. Led by those who survived the tragedy, students nationwide are engaging in spirited conversations on these issues with other members of their school communities. In classrooms, cafeterias, and on social media, students are taking an active role in their democracy by
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Nov 2, 2017
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the eighth consecutive year, announce the “Best Law Firms” rankings. Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. has been ranked in the 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list regionally in 5 practice areas. Firms included in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.
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Robert L. Jackstadt
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