Cheryl Miller

November 26, 2007 | The Recorder

A Ninth Circuit panel, led by Judge Johnnie Rawlinson, says California should lighten up on interest groups that only occasionally campaign over ballot measures.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

April 15, 2011 | The Recorder

The state's judges are on the warpath. Can the California Judges Association find them common ground?

By Cheryl Miller and Kate Moser

7 minute read

September 11, 2007 | Law.com

Democrats said the governor's judicial appointments secretary, Sharon Majors-Lewis, has indicated she will identify the lawyers who help her office recruit and screen would-be judges.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

January 17, 2007 | Law.com

Tucked inside Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's voluminous $143 billion budget proposal is a single-line spending provision that could mean big changes for California's employment laws. The governor's plan allocates slightly less than $500,000 to revive the Industrial Welfare Commission, the five-member body that regulates workers' wages, conditions and hours. The Legislature de-funded -- and effectively deactivated -- the commission in 2004 amid complaints that it failed to consider a minimum wage hike.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

August 12, 2011 | The Recorder

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

December 04, 2007 | The Recorder

Cities and counties are psyched that the California Supreme Court is forcing government contractors to give them a chance to settle breach-of-contract disputes � before they sue.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

July 27, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Brushing aside the demands of identity politics, California Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday nominated the fourth Asian-American to the California Supreme Court.

By Kate Moser and Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

March 30, 2007 | The Recorder

SB 771 would set new rules for carving up proceeds from discoveries expected from taxpayer-funded stem cell research. Among the early questions: What does the bill mean by a "reasonable" return?

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

October 26, 2006 | Law.com

A Sacramento, Calif., judge on Tuesday refused to fast-track hearings in a suit challenging Democrat Jerry Brown's qualifications to be attorney general, a ruling that likely eliminates the plaintiffs' best chance of ensuring a Republican wins the Nov. 7 election. The decision means the plaintiffs, five county GOP leaders, face the difficult task of persuading a judge to bar Brown from office if he wins the election.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

July 07, 2008 | The Recorder

Cheryl Miller's Capital Accounts column looks at the many attorneys who may be contempating a run for AG in 2010.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read