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
April 27, 2006 | The Recorder
Divorce Shield Takes Step ForwardA bill that would require judges to redact financial records clears committee � but not before some last-minute alterations.
By Cheryl Miller
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February 06, 2009 | The Recorder
Furlough Order Divides State LawyersWhile some government lawyers won't be working today or at least won't be paid for their work it will be business as usual for those in Jerry Brown's office.
By Cheryl Miller
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October 10, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer
Calif. Court Finds Prosecutor�s Fiction Too Close to FactsA California prosecutor with a book to sell mixed too many facts with her fiction, a 2nd District Court of Appeal panel ruled Thursday.
By Cheryl Miller ALM
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March 03, 2011 | The Recorder
Daniel WoodsThe White & Case partner made worldwide headlines by getting the military?s "Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell" policy declared unconstitutional, helping pave the way for congressional repeal of the policy last fall.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
July 30, 2008 | The Recorder
Gay Marriage Foes See Bias in Ballot TitleA suit filed Tuesday accuses Attorney General Jerry Brown of trying to undermine support for a proposed constitutional amendment by saying it would eliminate rights.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
January 09, 2009 | The Recorder
Enviro Lawyers Blocking Budget?To hear the governor tell it, the only way to unclog the budget bottleneck in Sacramento is to blow a hole through the East Bay hills and any suits standing in the way.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
February 22, 2007 | Law.com
Court Budget Put Through the WringerWhat's not to like about the state courts' budget requests? For one legislative analyst, how about everything?
By Cheryl Miller
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February 16, 2007 | Law.com
Black Woman Prosecutor Chosen to Vet JudgesSharon Majors-Lewis, a San Diego Republican, will be the first woman, the first African-American � and the first prosecutor in years � to be named judicial appointments secretary.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
April 04, 2007 | The Recorder
Court Says Utility Districts Can Offer CableIn a boost to Truckee's plan to offer broadband Internet and cable TV to all residents, Third District Justice Tani Cantil-Sakayue said cable is "a means of communication" just like the telephone.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
March 11, 2010 | The Recorder
Circuit Flips Santa Clara ConvictionNinth Circuit Senior Judge Betty Fletcher, citing "Brady," said a "pattern of non-disclosure permeated the proceedings" in a 1998 murder case.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
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