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
March 12, 2007 | Law.com
Library's Ban on Worship Draws DissentJudge Jay Bybee and six Ninth Circuit colleagues aren't happy with a ruling last year that upheld a ban on worship services in Contra Costa County public libraries.
By Cheryl Miller
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July 15, 2008 | The Recorder
Preserving Judicial ImpartialitySupreme Court Justice Ming Chin, though an ardent supporter of efforts to keep judicial elections apolitical, seemed cool to former Gov. Pete Wilson's pitch to write the goal into the state constitution.
By Cheryl Miller
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September 16, 2008 | The Recorder
UC, CSU Systems Can't Offer Illegals a BreakAn appellate panel revived a suit by out-of-state students challenging residency rules that let illegal immigrants pay less in tuition.
By Cheryl Miller
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June 30, 2010 | New York Law Journal
Gabayzadeh v. BrafmanAttorney's 'Puffery' Cannot Form Basis for Fraud Claim
By Cheryl Miller
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August 20, 2007 | The Recorder
AOC Lobbyist Is Stepping DownKate Howard has been the state court system's top legislative advocate since 2004.
By Cheryl Miller
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June 08, 2010 | Legaltech News
Court Scanning Software Blamed for Data BreachA court spokesman says an upgrade of court scanning software in Sacramento County, Calif., caused private file information to be publicly available, a view that some local court officials dispute.
By Cheryl Miller
2 minute read
January 15, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
No Appeal From Fox Chase of Decision Refusing to Allow Division of Burholme ParkFox Chase Cancer Center has decided not to appeal a unanimous Commonwealth Court decision that determined that a portion of a century-old Northeast Philadelphia park cannot be divided up for the center's expansion.
By Cheryl Miller
1 minute read
March 17, 2010 | The Recorder
Faster Jury Trials May Get Their DayPlaintiff and defense groups are in broad agreement on a plan for the voluntary use of a stripped-down eight-person jury procedure for resolving easy cases quickly.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
June 03, 2011 | The Recorder
Calderon Shelves AB 1208, the Trial Court Rights ActBy Cheryl Miller
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February 25, 2008 | The Recorder
Judicial Leaders Table Death Appeal IdeaChief Justice Ronald George says a projected $16 billion state budget deficit leaves no money for the lawyers and staff that would be needed to hand off some capital cases to the courts of appeal.
By Cheryl Miller
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