Vanderhurst v. Colorado Mountain College District
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Stuart R. Vanderhurst, a former professor at Colorado Mountain College Junior College District (the “College”), sued the College for terminating his employment on the basis of allegedly inappropriate classroom conduct and comments. Vander-hurst claimed, inter alia, that the College violated his First Amendment right to free speech and breached his employment contract and he sought relief respectively under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state common law. At the close of Vanderhurst’s case-in-chief and again at the close of all the evidence, the College…
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