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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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January 05, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

McKenna's Expansion Plans Hit a Snag As Lobbyist Jumps Ship

Less 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 Axe

Lawmakers 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 Countrywide

Invoking 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 Menu

California 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 Grumbling

The 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 Done

An 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 School

The 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 Prizes

State 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 Ship

Less 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 Ads

The 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