In Re Rebecca Reeves-Toney, Plaintiff v. School District No. 1 in the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado…

Summary

The court made the rule to show cause absolute and held that Reeves-Toney lacked taxpayer standing to challenge the mutual-consent provisions because she alleged no injury arising from an unlawful expenditure of taxpayer funds. The court concluded that the salaries paid under the challenged hiring system were, at most, incidental to the alleged constitutional violation and therefore did not establish the required nexus between her taxpayer status and the challenged action. Because standing was lacking, the court did not reach the merits of the constitutional challenge and directed dismissal of the complaint.