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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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June 04, 2008 | The Recorder

Court Finds Preemption in Rail Disaster

Reversing 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

3 minute read

June 15, 2011 | The Recorder

Court Officials Alarmed By New Cuts to Budget

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5 minute read

February 23, 2007 | Law.com

Victims Can Go After a Pension

A 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.

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October 16, 2006 | Law.com

Former Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown Runs for State Attorney General

Moonbeams 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?

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July 14, 2006 | Law.com

Calif. AG Joins Antitrust Suit Against Chip-Makers

California 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.

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3 minute read

January 25, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Calif. 'Hold Your Wee' Radio Contest Prompts Wrongful Death Suit

The 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 Crossfire

Gov. 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.

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June 13, 2006 | Law.com

Judicial Profile: Troy Nunley

The Sacramento Superior Court judge always knew he wanted to sit on the bench, so he made sure his career path took him there.

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5 minute read

December 28, 2007 | The Recorder

Exercise in Utility

In a Legislature led by Democrats, victories don't come easily to GOP consultants like lawyer Mike Petersen.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

February 28, 2008 | The Recorder

New Numbers Break Down JNE's Contenders

The 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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