Cheryl Miller

January 12, 2024 | The Recorder

East Bay attorney Gregory Harper lost his law license after a State Bar Court judge said he failed to show any specific state bar practice or policy was racially discriminatory.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

January 11, 2024 | Law.com

A cannabis company owner challenging a state license denial "cannot use the Dormant Commerce Clause to demand a constitutional right to participate in an illegal interstate market," wrote U.S. District Judge Tiffany Cartwright of Washington's Western District.

By Cheryl Miller

12 minute read

January 10, 2024 | The Recorder

Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a 2024-25 spending plan that maintains court funding and includes millions for a new Sixth District Court of Appeal courthouse.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

January 10, 2024 | The Recorder

In its annual review of the high court, the California Constitution Center found the seven justices in sync in their legal views.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

January 05, 2024 | The Recorder

The executive director of the Alliance of California Judges said the group doesn't see a "critical agenda" that needs action right now.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

January 04, 2024 | The Recorder

Essayli's departure leaves the Judiciary Committee without an attorney vice chair for the first time in decades.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

January 04, 2024 | Law.com

"New Jersey is still an emerging market, yet we are already a positive example for other states for a number of reasons," said Christopher Riggs, chief counsel to New Jersey's Cannabis Regulatory Commission.

By Cheryl Miller

9 minute read

December 21, 2023 | Law.com

"I think we are closer than we have ever been before and rescheduling to Schedule III is just a matter of time," said Rachel Gillette, leader of Holland & Hart's cannabis and psychedelics group.

By Cheryl Miller

13 minute read

December 20, 2023 | The Recorder

State law requires the attorney general to determine that California would face no significant legal risk if it engages in cross-border cannabis sales. Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday he could not make that finding.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

December 20, 2023 | The Recorder

A former public defender, Kalra said he won't be "looking for some mysterious middle ground" as Judiciary Committee chair but will try to "find a landing spot " for issues "that really focuses on justice, as opposed to the politics of the day."

By Cheryl Miller

8 minute read