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Cheryl Miller

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

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June 22, 2010 | The Recorder

Judge Rejects Pay Bias Suit Against AOC

Summary judgment entered against a female labor negotiator fired by the state court agency last year who claims she was paid less than a male colleague doing the same job.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

July 11, 2008 | The Recorder

Prop 8 Activists Target Judges

Same-sex marriage opponents often took an anti-gay stance before the Supreme Court's May ruling. Proponents of Prop 8, a measure to overrule the court, are focusing instead on "activist judges."

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

April 19, 2006 | Law.com

Green Day

For Deborah Smith and her fellow environmental prosecutors, a day at the office means tire fires, toxic sludge � and a lot of driving.

By Cheryl Miller

8 minute read

September 08, 2009 | Law.com

9th Circuit Blasts Feds for Post-9/11 Detention of 'Material Witness'

A 9th Circuit panel on Friday denounced the federal government's post-9/11 practice of detaining innocent Americans under the federal material witness statute as "repugnant" and "a painful reminder of some of the most ignominious chapters of our national history." In allowing Abdullah al-Kidd's lawsuit against former Attorney General John Ashcroft to proceed, the panel held that al-Kidd's Fourth Amendment rights were violated when he was arrested and imprisoned without charges.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

January 17, 2006 | Law.com

Jailing Victims Has DAs, Advocates at Odds

Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Leland Yee has introduced legislation to bar courts from jailing domestic-violence victims on contempt charges for not testifying against their batterers.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

May 17, 2007 | Law.com

Calif. AG Questions Fees in Toxic Protection Cases

California Attorney General Jerry Brown has threatened prolific private toxic law litigator Clifford Chanler with "appropriate actions" if he doesn't "change" his methods. In a letter, Brown said the amount Chanler charges in settlements with retailers selling lead-laced glassware and ceramics "seems unwarranted." Chanler's firm has collected more than $15 million -- including $9.2 million in attorney fees -- from approximately 200 complaints filed under California's toxic protection law, the letter said.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

August 14, 2008 | The Recorder

Checkbooks Come Out for Prop 8 Fight

The measure to ban same-sex marriage is drawing four- and five-figure contributions from lawyers on both sides. We name names.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

July 28, 2009 | The Recorder

Bar Backs Down Against Quadriplegic Student

Capital Accounts: A law school grad, told she can't take this week's Bar exam, won the right to take it with help from the governor and the State Supreme Court. Also: Budget battle scorecard.

By Cheryl Miller

6 minute read

July 01, 2009 | Legaltech News

California Finally Updates E-Discovery Rules

On Monday night, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger quietly signed into law California's first set of electronic discovery regulations. They largely mirror federal regulations and for the first time offer state litigants specific definitions of what constitutes electronically stored information.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

July 21, 2006 | Law.com

State's Rights

A California legislator is seeking to create an Office of Intellectual Property that would cash in on state-funded research.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read


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