Legal Opinion
Johnson v. School District No. 1 in the City and County of Denver
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 12, 2018No. Supreme Court Case 15SA281PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE BOATRIGHT delivered the Opinion of the Court.*
¶1 We accepted jurisdiction over two certified questions of law from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.1 See C.A.R. 21.1. The questions stem from an action brought by teacher Linda Johnson against Denver School District No. 1 ("the District") and the District's Board of Education, in which Johnson argues that by placing her on unpaid leave, the District breached her contract and violated her due process rights. The federal district court concluded that because Johnson was placed on unpaid leave, rather than…
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