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
November 03, 2023 | The Recorder
On Final Day of Calif. Bar Court Trial, Eastman Blames Trump Foes for Charges"But for my affiliation with former President Trump, I don't think we'd be here," John Eastman told a State Bar Court judge on Friday.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
November 02, 2023 | The Recorder
California Bar Court Judge Preliminarily Finds Eastman CulpableThe preliminary finding does not mean Yvette Roland has decided John Eastman committed professional misconduct. But it does put the conservative attorney a step closer to possible disbarment.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
November 02, 2023 | Law.com
Mass. Cannabis Litigation/Unusual Bankruptcy Ruling/SPAC Suit/Congressional Cannabis Champ to DepartSome of the biggest cannabis companies are backing a lawsuit to block any federal action against state-legal marijuana operators.
By Cheryl Miller
9 minute read
October 31, 2023 | The Recorder
California Bar Report: 77% of Lawyers Disciplined in 2022-23 Were MenThe state bar's latest discipline report looked at gender, race and ethnicity for the first time.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
October 27, 2023 | The Recorder
'A Den of Thieves': Girardi & Keese Lawyer Pleads to Keep Law LicenseFormer Girardi & Keese attorney Keith Griffin is facing disbarment for failing to tell the truth to families of victims of the 2018 Lion Air crash. But Griffin said former leaders of the now-defunct firm are responsible for withholding the families' settlement funds, not him.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
October 26, 2023 | The Recorder
Boies-Represented Cannabis Companies Sue Garland Over Federal BanThe suit argues the federal government has "no basis" under the Controlled Substances Act to interfere with state-licensed cannabis commerce.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
October 26, 2023 | The Recorder
'We Need Funding': CA Chief Justice Guerrero Says New Duties Come With CostsFormer Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye praised the collegiality on the state's high court. "It's a commitment and a culture," she said.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
October 26, 2023 | Law.com
Prohibition Suit Targets AG/Ohio Legalization Vote/Georgia Licensing Suit/Ascend's Top LawyerOhio voters will go to the polls next month to decide whether adult-use marijuana should be legal. But the Legislature will have the last word in determining what any legalization law looks like.
By Cheryl Miller
10 minute read
October 23, 2023 | The Recorder
Eastman Defends Claims of Dead Voters, Voting Machine Issues in 2020 ElectionTestifying before California's State Bar Court, John Eastman said that even if elections officials found just a handful of ballots cast by deceased voters — including many who died after voting — it backs his claims of 2020 election irregularities.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
October 19, 2023 | Law.com
Cops and Cannabis/Carlton Fields' New Partner/Suit Targets Lyvly/Firm's Defamation SuitJersey City's mayor wants certain professions carved out of a New Jersey law allowing workers to use legal marijuana when not on the clock.
By Cheryl Miller
8 minute read
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