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Cheryl Miller

Cheryl Miller

Cheryl Miller, based in Sacramento, covers the state legislature and emerging industries, including autonomous vehicles and marijuana. She authors the weekly cannabis newsletter Higher Law. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @CapitalAccounts

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March 02, 2006 | The Recorder

Lockyer's No. 2 Headed for Boalt Perch

Richard Frank, the AG's chief deputy and a noted environmental law expert, will head the law school's new environmental law center.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

June 18, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Inadmissible

Short takes on lawyers, firms and judges.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

July 01, 2009 | The Recorder

State Finally Updates E-Discovery Rules

The state's first e-discovery regulations, three years in the making, took effect immediately with the governor's signature this week.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

October 20, 2006 | Law.com

AG Campaign Hit With October Surprise

A suit filed Thursday aims for a technical knock-out of Jerry Brown's bid for top cop. Election experts are skeptical. No subscription required.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

May 02, 2008 | The Recorder

Bill Yanks GOP in Different Directions

A Democrat-sponsored new-courts bill needs GOP support but would levy more fees, which Republicans hate. Then again, the bill would help Republican constituents.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

December 01, 2009 | The Recorder

AOC to Support Whistle-Blower Protections

Lawmakers, including the mother of an L.A. judge, will introduce a bill to protect AOC employees from retaliation, protections the AOC had previously said weren't needed.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

May 20, 2011 | The Recorder

Calderon Puts New Spin on AB 1208, But to What End?

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

July 09, 2010 | Law.com

Nonlawyer at 9th Circuit Beats Toyota on Trademark Law

A pro se litigant took on Toyota and won Thursday when the 9th Circuit held that her family business's domain names, buy-a-lexus.com and buyorleaselexus.com, did not infringe on the auto giant's trademark. The trial court's injunction barring Lisa and Farzad Tabari from using the word Lexus in their brokerage's website address was "plainly overbroad," Chief Judge Alex Kozinski wrote for the majority. "It prohibits domain names that on their face dispel any confusion as to sponsorship or endorsement," Kozinski wrote.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

August 17, 2006 | The Recorder

Nu�ez Slashes New Judgeships from Budget

In a surprise move, the speaker of the state Assembly is cutting 25 new bench seats, saying he's unhappy with Schwarzenegger's recent judicial picks.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

October 03, 2006 | The Recorder

Tort Reformers in Bed with � Brown?

The American Tort Reform Association has the memory of an elephant. Which explains, if anything can, why they're bucking the GOP and backing Jerry Brown's bid for AG.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read