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
June 04, 2008 | The Recorder
Court Finds Preemption in Rail DisasterReversing a trial court, the Second District says federal law preempts a key claim made by people hurt when a man parked his SUV on a commuter track near L.A.
By Cheryl Miller
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June 15, 2011 | The Recorder
Court Officials Alarmed By New Cuts to BudgetBy Cheryl Miller
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February 23, 2007 | Law.com
Victims Can Go After a PensionA split en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit ruled that the government can garnish a criminal's pension to pay restitution to crime victims. They may just have to wait a while.
By Cheryl Miller
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October 16, 2006 | Law.com
Former Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown Runs for State Attorney GeneralMoonbeams do not shine on Jerry Brown's campaign trail. In fact, the ex-governor, who polls say is very likely California's next attorney general, has a very down-to-earth message for voters: Forget the over-hyped caricatures from the 1970s and '80s. Meet the candidate of pragmatism, of moderation, of experience. He's worked hard to change his image from a grandiose-thinking, pop-star-dating liberal governor to that of a sweater-wearing public servant. So what kind of attorney general would Jerry Brown be?
By Cheryl Miller
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July 14, 2006 | Law.com
Calif. AG Joins Antitrust Suit Against Chip-MakersCalifornia Attorney General Bill Lockyer said he will file an antitrust lawsuit in federal court today that charges seven computer chip-makers with conspiring to inflate prices for their dynamic random access memory chips, or DRAM. Lockyer is expected to join 33 other attorneys general in a complaint filed in the Northern District of California. The state prosecutors' suit is the latest in a wave of legal attacks against the companies. A federal investigation in 2002 led to $730 million in collective fines.
By Cheryl Miller
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January 25, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer
Calif. 'Hold Your Wee' Radio Contest Prompts Wrongful Death SuitThe family of a Sacramento, Calif.-area woman who died after reportedly drinking almost two gallons of water in a radio-station contest has hired personal injury powerhouse Roger Dreyer.
By Cheryl Miller ALM
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September 17, 2008 | The Recorder
Court Bonds in Budget CrossfireGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he'll veto "hundreds" of bills if lawmakers push the spending plan they crafted early Tuesday. That could doom $5 billion for court construction.
By Cheryl Miller
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June 13, 2006 | Law.com
Judicial Profile: Troy NunleyThe Sacramento Superior Court judge always knew he wanted to sit on the bench, so he made sure his career path took him there.
By Cheryl Miller
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December 28, 2007 | The Recorder
Exercise in UtilityIn a Legislature led by Democrats, victories don't come easily to GOP consultants like lawyer Mike Petersen.
By Cheryl Miller
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February 28, 2008 | The Recorder
New Numbers Break Down JNE's ContendersThe governor more than doubled the number of Asian-American and African-American judicial candidates he sent to a state evaluating committee in 2007, but kept to the status quo on Hispanic candidates.
By Cheryl Miller
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