Legal Opinion
Cedar Unified School District v. Navajo Nation Labor Commission
Navajo Nation Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 2007No. Nos. SC-CV-53-06, SC-CV-54-06PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
This consolidated case is about whether the Navajo Nation Labor Commission (Commission) can hear complaints alleging wrongful termination against public school districts organized under the laws of the State of Arizona. The Court holds that the Commission can hear such complaints, and denies Petitioners’ requests for writs of prohibition.
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The relevant facts are as follows. Petitioners are two school districts organized under the laws of the State of Arizona and operating schools within the Navajo Nation (Nation). According to the representations of the parties, all but one of the board…
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