History

a Denver RTD bus drives toward a rainy intersection

The ADA, the Long Road to Disability Discrimination Protection

The long road to the ADA started in Denver in 1978 with 19 protestors gathered in front of various city buses, causing a 24-hour long traffic jam.
a Denver lightrail train picks up passengers at the California Street stop

1920 Denver Street Car Riot Ends in Two Deaths, Partial Destruction of a Denver...

In 1920, a deadly strike hit Denver in what one local paper described at the time as “one of the worst riots in the city’s history.”
Donald Graham and Donald Stubbs sit together at a Denver Bar Association event in 1991

Donald Graham’s Early Legal Career Recounted

To DGS partner Donald Graham, all his significant accomplishments seemed to be secondary to his love of the law and his wife, Lucile.
two coffee cups on a table

The Origin of the Paid Coffee Break

A 1956 Denver court case paved the way for paid coffee breaks when the 10th Circuit ruled mandatory breaks were too short to allow personal time.
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The Schank Family Murders

The Schank family murder was called “the cruelest series of murders ever committed in Weld County,” according to the Greeley Tribune.
alfred arraj

Alfred Arraj’s Long-Lasting Impacts on the District Court

Alfred Arraj implemented innovative court administrative procedures that made the district court one of the most efficient courts in the nation.

Department of the Interior Releases Investigative Report into Indigenous Boarding Schools

A federal report released May 11 detailed policies, conditions and practices of Indigenous boarding schools in the U.S.
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A Brief History of Monopolies in Colorado

Gaps in federal and state monopoly laws alike have led to a variety of local statutes addressing shortfalls since the late 1800s.

A Path of Resistance: Jean Dubofsky

Dubofsky’s path wasn’t without resistance. Among many professional hurdles upon her graduation, she had to endure “Ladies' Day” at Harvard.

He Went by John

Among a list of more than 160 people, 15-year-old Preston “John” Porter Jr. was lynched on the outskirts of Limon, Colorado in November 1900 in one of the most horrific lynchings in U.S. history.