Cheryl Miller

December 08, 2006 | National Law Journal

McKenna Long & Aldridge launched its Sacramento office last month with big-name directors, international credentials and a swaggering pledge to take its share of California's $228 million lobbying pie. "There's always room for new players," says Eric Tanenblatt, head of McKenna's government affairs practice. If he's right, McKenna will join Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and Greenberg Traurig, which have created successful lobbying arms in the capital, gauged by the rough yardstick of reported lobbying income.

By Cheryl Miller

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May 01, 2007 | The Recorder

Prison guards and business executives, including one with a troubled past, kick in $86,500 to pay the bills from a post-election challenge.No Subscription Required

By Cheryl Miller

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February 22, 2011 | The Recorder

By Cheryl Miller

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April 29, 2008 | Legaltech News

The California Judicial Council will consider new rules for electronic discovery, a long-awaited package that's been received warily by the high-tech industry. The rules define electronic information, and allow "inspecting, copying, testing or sampling" by parties in litigation.

By Cheryl Miller

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December 27, 2006 | Law.com

Two-term Attorney General Bill Lockyer pushed the office into consumer and environmental protection cases � and into the headlines.

By Cheryl Miller

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July 20, 2009 | The Recorder

Critics say making the jurists who hear appeals from people denied unemployment benefits jeopardizes federal funding and makes a bad backlog worse.

By Cheryl Miller

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July 06, 2007 | Law.com

The governor's brief on gay marriage argues � as did earlier ones from the AG's office � that the case must be decided under a rational basis test. Jerry Brown doesn't see it that way.No Subscription Required

By Cheryl Miller

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May 02, 2007 | Law.com

Andrea Lynn Hoch's work has shuttled California prisoners to Tennessee, set the table for a massive expansion of Indian gaming and laid the foundation for changing the way the state executes killers. As California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's legal affairs secretary, Hoch is one of the most powerful people in Sacramento. But for all her influence, Hoch may also be one of the least visible figures in the Capitol. "My job is, 'Let me try to get you there legally,'" Hoch says. "My job is not to say no."

By Cheryl Miller

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January 26, 2006 | Law.com

The California union representing 3,000 state-employed attorneys has quietly dropped a controversial provision from its latest contract that would have allowed members to opt out of the state's public pension system. Union leaders aren't saying why, at least not publicly. But a Jan. 18 memo signed by state and union negotiators suggests the small attorneys' union was caught in an ongoing power struggle between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration and labor-backed Democrats in the Legislature.

By Cheryl Miller

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September 19, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has dismissed California's global warming lawsuit against six automakers, saying the issues raised in the nuisance claim should be addressed by lawmakers and not the court.

By Cheryl Miller

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