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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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May 03, 2006 | The Recorder

Jury-Waiver Bills Are (Probably) Dead

Democrats killed two bills Tuesday that aimed to undo last year's Supreme Court decision. But one lawmaker wants a compromise.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

December 01, 2008 | The Recorder

Lead Change Puts Lawyer On Top in Election

Alsyon Huber, an associate running for a state Assembly seat, had trailed her opponent ever since Election Day. To just about everyone's surprise, she's now expected to be sworn in Monday.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

June 14, 2006 | Law.com

Calif. Judge Scolded for Malpractice Mentions

A California judge with a sharp tongue was publicly admonished Monday by the state Commission on Judicial Performance. Judge Bruce Mills was accused of browbeating several lawyers in his court and suggesting in front of their clients that their actions constituted "malpractice." In one case, Mills berated a public defender and dismissed his behavior as "stupidity and arrogance." Investigators also said Mills engaged in a series of improper ex parte communications with attorneys in a misdemeanor theft case.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

October 13, 2009 | The Recorder

Gov. Validates Same-Sex Marriages

In a weekend of signing or vetoing a tall stack of bills, Gov. Schwarzenegger OK'd a "civil Gideon" program and said out-of-state gay marriages performed before Prop 8 passed are valid here.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

August 22, 2007 | The Recorder

Budget Passes With Curbs on Brown

On the same day Jerry Brown announced a settlement of his global warming suit against San Bernardino County, lawmakers agreed to a spending plan that bars him from bringing similar suits over state projects funded with bond money.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

September 26, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

9th Circuit Upholds Calif. Law That Prohibits Spending State Funds to Bust Unions

In a huge victory for organized labor, a split en banc panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week upheld a controversial California law that prohibits state contractors from spending state dollars on union-busting efforts. The 12-3 decision overturns a district court's ruling from 2003 -- and a subsequent three-judge 9th Circuit panel -- that struck down the law on the grounds that it violated employers' First Amendment rights and conflicted with federal labor regulations.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

February 06, 2006 | Law.com

S.F., the Little City That Could

A bill moving through the Legislature would put an end to legal arguments that San Francisco is too small to bring 17200 suits.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

April 22, 2008 | The Recorder

Allen Sumner

Once an appointee in two governors' administrations, he's moved from a more theoretical world of legislation to the sharp realities of the courtroom.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

February 21, 2008 | The Recorder

Bill Would Unveil Judge Vetters

An L.A. assemblyman wants the governor to divulge who�s been screening judicial nominees. He figures that might help explain why so many candidates are white males.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

February 19, 2010 | The Recorder

Governor Picks 11 Judges, One Justice

Trial courts got new appointees in Los Angeles, Contra Costa, San Diego, San Luis Obispo and Tulare counties. Plus, an L.A. superior court judge was nominated for a seat on the Second District.

By Cheryl Miller

1 minute read