Legal Opinion
Pignanelli v. Pueblo School District No. 60
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 10, 2008No. 07-1251PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.
Roxanne Moffitt Pignanelli ran for the Pueblo School District Board of Education in 2003 but lost the election. A middle school drama teacher at the time, she blamed her employer, Pueblo School District No. 60, for her loss, and sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged violations of her constitutional rights. Pignanelli claimed the school district and its representatives, including the superintendent of schools, violated the First Amendment, Equal Protection Clause, and Due Process Clause by causing her to lose the school board election and then failing to renew her…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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