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
January 05, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer
McKenna's Expansion Plans Hit a Snag As Lobbyist Jumps ShipLess than a month after he joined McKenna Long & Aldridge, ex-gubernatorial aide Richard Costigan has jumped ship to return to his former firm, Manatt Phelps & Phillips.
By Cheryl Miller ALM
3 minute read
June 08, 2009 | The Recorder
Hastings Beats Back Budget AxeLawmakers rejected the governor's attempt to cut almost all of the law school funding. Hastings can thank former students -- and the foresight of Serranus Clinton Hastings.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
June 26, 2008 | The Recorder
AG Files Suit Against CountrywideInvoking the state's unfair competition law, the complaint seeks to prevent the mortgage originator from deceiving future borrowers. It also seeks damages.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
July 13, 2006 | The Recorder
Chips on Lockyer's MenuCalifornia Attorney General Bill Lockyer and 33 other AGs will file an antitrust suit today against seven chip manufacturers in an attempt to recover millions of dollars. They'll have to get in line.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
July 30, 2009 | The Recorder
Court Closures Set, Despite GrumblingThe Judicial Council sets once-a-month furlough days for all courts, despite public friction with sheriffs and backstage complaints from judges.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
August 31, 2006 | The Recorder
Bill May Mean Dunn Isn't DoneAn 11th-hour bill, which wasn't sought by court officials, would create four new appellate court seats, including one conveniently located in a termed-out legislator's home town. [Updated]
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
June 23, 2006 | The Recorder
CJA's Guess: Judges Can Be Sent to SchoolThe idea of mandatory continuing education for judges isn't popular, but the California Judges Association says it looks like the Judicial Council can impose it.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
October 20, 2008 | The Recorder
San Diego, L.A. Win Court Bond PrizesState officials name the projects they'll fund with $5 billion in bond money. One courthouse in San Diego will cost $1.2 billion. San Francisco gets nothing.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
January 04, 2007 | National Law Journal
McKenna's Expansion Plans Hit a Snag as Lobbyist Jumps ShipLess than a month after he joined McKenna Long & Aldridge, Richard Costigan, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's former legislative secretary, has jumped ship to return to Manatt, Phelps & Phillips' government affairs division. His quick departure raises questions about McKenna's expansion plans in the California capital. Jeffrey Miller, the firm's managing director for Sacramento operations, has told sources that the firm is weighing its future in the market in the wake of Costigan's leaving.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
January 29, 2010 | The Recorder
Court Backs Rolling Stone in Suit over AdsThe First District said a group of rockers can't sue for being featured in an editorial spread packaged with cigarettes.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read