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
February 23, 2024 | The Recorder
California Lawmakers Flood Statehouse With Generative AI Bills"As the technology develops, the laws have to try to keep up with them," said Husch Blackwell partner Mhare Mouradian. "And it's definitely a race."
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
February 22, 2024 | Law.com
Cannabis Landlord Case / Harris Sliwoski's New Attorneys / Cannabis Lawyer's Congressional Run / Minnesota's Expungement DirectorLawyers for an elderly property owner in Los Angeles said she didn't know her tenant was selling unlicensed marijuana and that charges against her should be dropped. The Los Angeles City Attorney's office said such a ruling would undermine local authority to regulate cannabis operations.
By Cheryl Miller
8 minute read
February 21, 2024 | The Recorder
PAGA Critics Seek Possible Legislative Alternative to November Ballot MeasureBrian Maas, a leader in the campaign to repeal California's Private Attorneys General Act, said that while initiative backers are confident they can win in November, they'd like the Legislature to "weigh in" on the labor law.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
February 15, 2024 | The Recorder
California Supreme Court Reinstates Law License of Ousted JudgeA State Bar Court judge had concluded that former Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge John Laettner's misconduct is unlikely to reoccur.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
February 15, 2024 | Law.com
The State of Ohio Cannabis / New York Optimism / Nevada's Top Regulator / Clark Hill's SuitOhio voters approved adult-use cannabis legalization in November. But state lawmakers have proposed significant changes to the initiated statute, putting the new law's immediate future in a haze.
By Cheryl Miller
11 minute read
February 09, 2024 | The Recorder
SF Lawyer Faces Ethics Charges for Allegedly Taking $1.33M in FeesDrexel Bradshaw is already facing a recommended six-month license suspension for his actions overseeing the trust of another client.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
February 08, 2024 | Law.com
California Cannabis / Arkansas Hemp Law / The Holding Company's Trademark / A NY Licensing Suit FailsState cannabis regulator Nicole Elliottt said some cities' and counties' resistance to allowing retail sales "is a huge issue that needs to be overcome."
By Cheryl Miller
7 minute read
February 07, 2024 | The Recorder
Judge Rejects Challenge to UC Law San Francisco's Name ChangeA lawyer for those trying to keep the UC Hastings name said his clients "look forward to appealing" the judge's ruling.
By Cheryl Miller
2 minute read
February 07, 2024 | The Recorder
Judge Faces Disciplinary Charges for Allegedly Using Slur, Not Disclosing RelationshipsThrough his attorney, Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Gregory Kreis denied the disciplinary charges, some of which go back to actions the former public defender allegedly took in 2013.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
February 01, 2024 | Law.com
Interstate Sales Suit Dies / More Licensing Suits / An IP Attorney Returns to Alston & Bird / Weed in the Workplace SuitsAn Oregon cannabis wholesaler dropped its lawsuit challenging a state ban on interstate sales, marking another recent loss for Dormant Commerce Clause arguments.
By Cheryl Miller
11 minute read