Nov 5, 2019 
James R. Layton
By Jim Layton Judge Powell lost the "most prolific" title to Judge Stith: Judge Stith authored 3 majority opinions (one more than Judge Powell) and 2 dissents (tying Judge Powell). Only Judge Stith authored more than 2 majority opinions, and Judge Breckenridge and...
Oct 31, 2019 James R. Layton
By Jim Layton The 3rd quarter of 2019, which includes the summer doldrums, saw the handing down of just 13 opinions (excluding attorney discipline cases). That compares with 21 opinions in each of the 1st and 2nd quarter. Of the 13 opinions, 4 were in criminal cases,...
Aug 7, 2019 
Aigner S. Carr
House Bill 604, signed by Missouri Governor Mike Parson on July 11, 2019, attempts to close loopholes by tightening up prevention methods and outlining new required training for board members as well as students. Below are the new requirements: Screening for...
Jul 22, 2019 James R. Layton
Types of cases decided by the Court: The majority of the cases decided by the Missouri Supreme Court in the second quarter of 2019 were civil cases: In 21 opinions, the Court decided appeals in 8 criminal and 14 civil cases. Routes to the Court: 5 of the cases decided...
Jul 10, 2019 James R. Layton
During the second quarter of 2019, April-June, the Missouri Supreme Court handed down 21 opinions, deciding 22 cases"”about the same as the first quarter. This first part of my quarterly report details who wrote the Court's opinions, and how long the Court took to...
Apr 25, 2019 James R. Layton
Types of cases decided by the Court. The majority of the cases decided by the Missouri Supreme Court in the first quarter of 2019 were civil cases: The Court decided 3 criminal cases and 1 discipline matter; the other 20 cases were civil. Routes to the Court. 6 of the...
Apr 11, 2019 James R. Layton
During the first quarter of 2019, January-March the Missouri Supreme Court handed down 21 opinions, deciding 24 cases. This first part of my quarterly report details who wrote the most opinions, and how long the Court took to issue opinions. Who: Judge Powell was the...
Mar 20, 2019 James R. Layton
In a decision handed down March 19, 2019, a unanimous Missouri Supreme Court clarified and applied the doctrine of "judicial estoppel." "Judicial estoppel is invoked to protect the dignity of the judicial proceedings and to prevent parties from playing fast and loose...
Mar 1, 2019 James R. Layton
Michelle H. Basi
Mollie G. Mohan
In two decisions handed down on February 26, 2019, the Missouri Supreme Court waded into two questions under the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA): whether sex stereotyping is enough to constitute a claim under the MHRA, and whether a student transitioning from female...
Jan 24, 2019 
Kate L. Nash
Veronica E. Potter
The deadline to submit comments on the proposed Title IX regulations is quickly approaching. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Title IX was released by the Department of Education on November 16, 2018, and was published in the Federal Register on November 28, 2018,...
Jan 17, 2019 James R. Layton
Five areas in which Tueth Keeney attorneys have particular expertise"”employment, higher education, and immigration, as well as trial and appellate litigation"”intersected in an unusual set of facts addressed by the Missouri Supreme Court on January 15, 2019. The case...
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...
