Tales from the Trenches

Aug 284 min read

Tales from the Hague

The silver lining to the pandemic was that the sudden extra time left no more excuses for me to avoid going back to school. In my late...

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HARMONIZING WORK AND LIFE: A JOURNEY FROM THE INSIDE OUT

Arlene Cohen Miller

Aug 164 min read

HARMONIZING WORK AND LIFE: A JOURNEY FROM THE INSIDE OUT

As a recovering perfectionist, work 'till you drop kind of gal, I learned the hard way that burning the candle at both ends doesn't work....

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Tales from the Trenches: Ethics in an Election Year

Shelly Wilbanks

Jun 212 min read

Tales from the Trenches: Ethics in an Election Year

There’s something about an election year that has me thinking about ethics, and more specifically, about the ethics rules that are...

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Iris Halpern: A CWBA Member Battling Discrimination and Championing the First Amendment

Judge Elizabeth Weishaupl

Nov 17, 20236 min read

Iris Halpern: A CWBA Member Battling Discrimination and Championing the First Amendment

If you get your news from the web, digital media, newspapers, cable, or good old National Public Radio, you may have heard that book...

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Melina Hernandez

Sep 29, 20233 min read

The Path to the Bench—Judge Melina Hernandez

My path to the bench was unexpected. When I graduated from law school in 2011, my plan was to help underserved populations receive the...

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ICYMI: “Healing in the Wake of Community Trauma” Event Recap

Isabel J. Broer

Feb 1, 20233 min read

ICYMI: “Healing in the Wake of Community Trauma” Event Recap

The Colorado LGBT Bar Association hosted a virtual event on January 25, 2023, “Healing in the Wake of Community Trauma,” to address...

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The Supreme Court and Dismantling of the Indian Child Welfare Act

Jessica Allison

Nov 18, 20225 min read

The Supreme Court and Dismantling of the Indian Child Welfare Act

Credit:. U.S. Department of The Interior: https://www.bia.gov/as-ia/opa/national-native-american-heritage-month-2021 For the past...

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CU Law's American Indian Law Program: On the Front Lines of the Indigenous Sovereignty Movement

Ellen Thurston

Oct 14, 20223 min read

CU Law's American Indian Law Program: On the Front Lines of the Indigenous Sovereignty Movement

In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 10, 2022, The 1891's Tales from the Trenches Editor Marty Whalen reached out to Ellen...

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Abbey Moffitt Hruby

Sep 23, 20226 min read

Record Sealing Through Expunge Colorado

In 2018, a friend approached me to volunteer for an upcoming record sealing clinic. At that clinic, I saw the true positive impact a...

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Marty Whalen Brown

Sep 16, 20223 min read

The Failures of Success

I recently turned down a promotional opportunity. In fact, a promotional opportunity to a new position that was strongly created with me...

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Legislative Session Wrap-Up, Part 4: Key Legislation, Interim Committees, & Ballot Issues

Marty Whalen Brown

Aug 17, 20226 min read

Legislative Session Wrap-Up, Part 4: Key Legislation, Interim Committees, & Ballot Issues

This is Part 4 of a 4-part series documenting the CWBA's Public Policy Committee's efforts during the 2022 Legislative Session. The first...

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Legislative Session Wrap-Up, Part 3: Legislative and Budget Overview

Marty Whalen Brown

Aug 15, 20226 min read

Legislative Session Wrap-Up, Part 3: Legislative and Budget Overview

This is part 3 of a 4-part series documenting the CWBA's Public Policy Committee's efforts during the 2022 Legislative Session. Part 1 is...

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Legislative Session Wrap-Up, Part 2: CWBA Priority Bills

Marty Whalen Brown

Aug 12, 20228 min read

Legislative Session Wrap-Up, Part 2: CWBA Priority Bills

This is part 2 of a 4-part series documenting the CWBA's Public Policy Committee's efforts during the 2022 Legislative Session. Part 1 is...

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Legislative Session Wrap-Up, Part 1: Priority Legislation for the CWBA

Marty Whalen Brown

Aug 10, 20228 min read

Legislative Session Wrap-Up, Part 1: Priority Legislation for the CWBA

Starting today, The 1891 is publishing a four-part series documenting the CWBA's Public Policy Committee's efforts during the 2022...

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Cobalt Abortion Fund - How CWBA Members Can Help

Amanda Carlson

Aug 8, 20222 min read

Cobalt Abortion Fund - How CWBA Members Can Help

In mere hours following the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Cobalt Abortion Fund's requests for help skyrocketed. By the end of...

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Marty Whalen Brown

Jul 15, 20224 min read

Put The Oxygen Mask On Yourself

It has been a hard time to be a human in recent weeks (months?...years?), especially for those humans who personally identify with labels...

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The Colorado Disability Bar Association: A Diversity Bar in the Making

Anita Schutte and Judge Sueanna Johnson

Jun 17, 20227 min read

The Colorado Disability Bar Association: A Diversity Bar in the Making

What happens when two driven legal minds are friends (the authors), each has a qualifying disability under the Americans with...

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Marianna Kosharovsky & Yev Muchnik

May 11, 20225 min read

The War in Ukraine is Personal

As Ukrainian-American members of the CWBA, we wanted to share our stories and why this war hits so close to our hearts. We are now...

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Turning Red in the Room Where It Happens

Marty Whalen Brown

Apr 15, 20225 min read

Turning Red in the Room Where It Happens

Preface: Turning Red is currently available on Disney+ (as is Hamilton), where a one-month subscription will cost you $7.99 and comes...

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Laura Ratcliffe

Mar 11, 20224 min read

Why A Women's Bar? (Revisited)

In a 1978 edition of The Advocate (the CWBA newsletter), the CWBA's first president, Natalie Ellwood wrote a piece entitled Why A Women's...

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