Cheryl Miller

May 27, 2009 | The Recorder

The governor has proposed taking all of the law school's state funding — about $10 million — to help fill the budget hole. School officials aren't sure that's even legal.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

January 29, 2010 | The Recorder

Lawrence Brown, of the Eastern District U.S. Attorney's office, is tapped for Sacramento Superior Court.

By Cheryl Miller

1 minute read

December 08, 2006 | Law.com

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

3 minute read

September 10, 2009 | The Recorder

Cuts have left court officials working overtime to get criminal matters into adequately staffed courtrooms.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

December 11, 2006 | The Recorder

A Third District panel nixed campaign rules aimed at stopping candidates from raising and spending unlimited amounts of money on ballot measures.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

December 24, 2007 | The Recorder

Santa mulls whether Attorney General Jerry Brown, Chief Justice Ronald George and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger belong on the "naughty" or "nice" list this year.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

September 18, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

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. The state's first-of-its-kind lawsuit, filed by then-California Attorney General Bill Lockyer a year ago, sought to hold Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan and Toyota liable for the environmental harm their cars and trucks produce.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

January 13, 2010 | The Recorder

Prompted by last year's Richmond gang rape, state lawmaker (and AG candidate) Pedro Nava wants to require witnesses to violent crimes to step up. CACJ doesn't like the idea.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

September 14, 2006 | The Recorder

After a seesaw-like summer, the California Judges Association's Terry Friedman says the organization is "stronger than ever."

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

February 08, 2011 | The Recorder

But report stops short of saying CCMS, which has backing of new Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, should be scrapped.

By Cheryl Miller

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