Cheryl Miller

June 05, 2008 | Law.com

Oakland, Calif., attorney Jon Eisenberg has some advice for same-sex couples looking to say "I do" on June 16: "Don't get married in a fever." The appellate specialist isn't just channeling Johnny Cash. Even though the California Supreme Court on June 4 refused to stay its May 15 decision legalizing gay marriage, obstacles remain for same-sex couples who want to tie the knot when the ruling becomes final at 5 p.m. on June 16.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

March 22, 2011 | The Recorder

Embattled AOC executive director tells chief justice he will leave in September.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

August 25, 2006 | Law.com

Under the current agreement to get 50 new judgeships next year, new criteria will be used to pick judges, and maybe the governor will disclose who screens applicants for him.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

November 09, 2007 | The Recorder

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown, right, who have separately sought the climate change spotlight in the past, put on a team front Thursday in announcing the state's suit against the federal EPA.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

October 24, 2006 | Law.com

Proposition 90 would end some uses of eminent domain. Foes like Andrew Schwartz are worried about all the other things it would do.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

June 15, 2010 | The Recorder

A judge since 1997, Davis pledges to work with the Judicial Council and the AOC.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

January 15, 2010 | Law.com

A 9th Circuit panel on Thursday reinstated many of the legal claims of a California man, who, as a 14-year-old, falsely confessed to killing his younger sister after grueling and coercive police interviews. Writing for a unanimous panel, Judge Sidney Thomas said the marathon questioning of Michael Crowe and his accused accomplice "shocks the conscience." Describing the teenagers as being "cajoled, threatened, lied to, and relentlessly pressured," the judge wrote, "'Psychological torture' is not an inapt description."

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

October 04, 2007 | Law.com

Of the 13, seven are Democrats, including three of the four named to seats in the Bay Area.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

June 23, 2009 | The Recorder

Capital Accounts: The state Board of Equalization wants to dramatically cap attorneys fees for private AG suits against it. Also: Overpaid ex-court CEO out of current job.

By Cheryl Miller

6 minute read

March 29, 2010 | The Recorder

Reversing a long-term trend, dozens of attorneys, including Munger, Tolles' Kate Anderson, are campaigning for seats in the state Legislature this year.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read