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
December 20, 2023 | The Recorder
'A New Challenge': A Q&A With Ash Kalra, Chair of California's Assembly Judiciary CommitteeA 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
December 18, 2023 | The Recorder
Bar Exam Alternative Proposal Goes to the Supreme Court—Along With QuestionsThe state bar's top executive said "100%" of the so-called portfolio bar exam's startup costs would be covered by a philanthropic group. But questions remain about who might pay the bills and what the bar will have to do to get the money.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
December 15, 2023 | The Recorder
Ex-Federal Prosecutors Press Biden Administration Not to Reschedule MarijuanaJoseph Russoniello, McGregor Scott and Robert Brewer Jr. were among 29 former U.S. attorneys who told the Biden administration "now is not the time" to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
December 14, 2023 | Law.com
A Revealing Cannabis Practice Suit | New Litigation Work for Big Law | Regulators v. Big Weed in NJCannabis attorney Lauren Rudick sued her former firm, Hiller PC, this week for missed payments and forced maternity leave work. Hiller managing partner Michael S. Hiller said Rudick's claims are meritless and threatened his own legal action.
By Cheryl Miller
8 minute read
December 13, 2023 | The Recorder
San Diego Judge Censured for Chronic Unexcused AbsencesSuperior Court Judge Howard Shore cited family obligations, work at home and "other judges leaving early" for his many absences between 2021 and 2022.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
December 11, 2023 | The Recorder
Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of DAs' Claims Against ADA Suit Filer Potter HandyThe unanimous three-justice panel said prosecutors and the state bar can pursue attorneys who make false claims, but this case brought under California's Unfair Competition Law is the wrong vehicle.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
December 09, 2023 | The Recorder
Pillsbury Winthrop's Jerry McNerney, Former Congressman, Announces California State Senate BidAn eight-term congressman from the San Joaquin Valley, Jerry McNerney is running for a Stockton-area state Senate seat that's been the center of political maneuvering the last few days.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
December 07, 2023 | The Recorder
Gov. Gavin Newsom Appoints 2 to Northern California Courts of AppealThe governor also named 18 new trial court judges in eight counties.
By Cheryl Miller
6 minute read
December 07, 2023 | Law.com
A Circuit Split Over HSIs? / Ohio's Adult-Use Law / Nevada's New Regulator / Democrats' Legalization PleaDid the 2018 Farm Bill preempt states from regulating hemp-synthesized intoxicants? Federal courts have offered two different answers so far.
By Cheryl Miller
7 minute read
December 06, 2023 | The Recorder
California State Bar Has Immunity From ADA Suit, 9th Circuit Says"We see no reason to disturb our nearly 40-year-old determination that the California State Bar is an arm of the state," Ninth Circuit Judge John Owens wrote for the majority.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
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