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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March 21, 2024 | The Recorder

State Bar Settles on $125 Licensing Fee Increase Request

The bar also will ask the Legislature to approve a new billing model that will charge lawyers annual licensing fees tied to their occupations.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

March 21, 2024 | Law.com

Workplace Weed and Labor Pacts / State AGs and Hemp / Maryland Licensing Suit / Vicente Sues Recruiter

A wrongful termination suit brought under Pennsylvania's medical marijuana statute is not preempted by federal law governing collective bargaining agreements, a federal judge held.

By Cheryl Miller

9 minute read

March 20, 2024 | The Recorder

US Senate Confirms Eumi Lee to California's Northern District Bench

Lee, an Alameda County Superior Court judge for more than four years, fills the vacancy created when Judge William Orrick III took senior status in May.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

March 19, 2024 | The Recorder

California Chief Justice Calls on Lawmakers to Embrace Court Technology, Reject Attacks on Rulings

In her annual State of the Judiciary address, Patricia Guerrero lamented "partisan attacks on court decisions."

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

March 14, 2024 | The Recorder

A Win for 'Bimbofication'? Appeals Court Says Woman Can Change Name to Candi Bimbo Doll

Attorney Jim Reilly said his client's unusual chosen name "kind of expresses who she is and how she feels about the world."

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

March 14, 2024 | Law.com

Delta-8's Florida Future / Marijuana Garnishment Order / Fox Rothschild's New Cannabis Attorney / Trulieve Sues a Former Exec

A likely ban on Delta-8 and Delta-10 in Florida has those in the hemp industry looking for alternatives.

By Cheryl Miller

9 minute read

March 13, 2024 | The Recorder

California Bill Would Probe ADR Firms' Practices for Ethics Compliance

SB 940's author, state Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, said a voluntary certification program will encourage ADR firms to prove their practices comply with legal ethics rules.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

March 12, 2024 | The Recorder

Alameda County Judge Tara Desautels Nominated to First District Appellate Court

Gov. Gavin Newsom also nominated Associate Justice Gonzalo Martinez of the Second District Court of Appeal to be the presiding justice of that court's Division Seven.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read