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
September 27, 2024 | The Recorder
Suspect in Courthouse Bombing Was Targeting Judge, Deputies, Say ProsecutorsNathaniel James McGuire, 20, was scheduled to make his first court appearance Friday on a federal charge related to Wednesday's explosion at a courthouse in Santa Maria.
By Cheryl Miller
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September 26, 2024 | The Recorder
Court Executive Promises Security Review After Explosion Injures 5 in Santa Maria CourthouseThe Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department said Nathaniel McGuire lobbed an improvised explosive device in the Santa Maria courthouse, where he was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.
By Cheryl Miller
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September 25, 2024 | The Recorder
Explosion in Santa Maria Courthouse Injures Five, Shutters OperationsThe court's executive officer told a local news outlet that a man threw a bag outside an arraignment courtroom before the explosion.
By Cheryl Miller
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September 24, 2024 | The Recorder
Chastised by Judge, Authors' Lawyers Bring Boies Schiller Into Meta AI Copyright SuitAs David Boies and three colleagues joined the suit against Meta on Tuesday, a magistrate judge said CEO Mark Zuckerberg must sit for a deposition in the case.
By Cheryl Miller
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September 23, 2024 | The Recorder
Bonta, Environmental Groups Sue Exxon Mobil Over Plastic Recycling ClaimsCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office will "in all likelihood" seek to recover billions of dollars from Exxon Mobil for misleading consumers into thinking their plastic products can be readily recycled.
By Cheryl Miller
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September 19, 2024 | The Recorder
Deans Ask California Supreme Court to Pump Brakes on Kaplan-Written Bar ExamDeans from 15 ABA-approved law schools said justices should also consider granting an across-the-board score increase for those who take the February 2025 bar exam given all the uncertainty that now surrounds the test.
By Cheryl Miller
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September 18, 2024 | The Recorder
California Supreme Court Rejects State Bar's Initial Plan for New Bar ExamThe court's ruling raises numerous questions about the fate of California's February 2025 bar exam.
By Cheryl Miller
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September 18, 2024 | The Recorder
US Senate Confirms Michelle Williams Court to California's Central DistrictThe Los Angeles County Superior Court judge will be moving from the largest state trial court in the nation to a federal bench serving more than 19 million residents in seven counties.
By Cheryl Miller
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September 17, 2024 | The Recorder
Judge Rejects Students' Plea to Restart Golden Gate University's JD ProgramThe small San Francisco law school announced plans last year to move its remaining juris doctor candidates to two other schools, including one in Minnesota.
By Cheryl Miller
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September 16, 2024 | The Recorder
Governor OKs Test of Remote Appearances by Court Reporters in 2025AB 3013 will temporarily allow court reporters to capture proceedings while working outside the courtroom—and maybe even outside the courthouse.
By Cheryl Miller
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