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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
June 13, 2017 | The Recorder
Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued the U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday for allegedly delaying efficiency standards for five consumer products, adding to the string of legal actions his office has taken against the Trump administration.
By Cheryl Miller
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June 13, 2017 | The Recorder
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants congressional leaders to drop a budget rider that effectively bars him from pursuing medical marijuana providers under federal anti-drug laws. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, appearing at a Public Policy of California event Tuesday, said Sessions "should worry about his own problems before he goes after people who use marijuana for medical purposes or recreational purposes."
By Cheryl Miller
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June 12, 2017 | The Recorder
State lawmakers on Monday unveiled compromise marijuana regulation legislation that attempts to meld rules for recreational and medical growing, sales and use. Here are six key changes.
By Cheryl Miller
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June 7, 2017 | National Law Journal
A federal appellate panel on Wednesday blocked the states of Nebraska and Oklahoma from challenging Colorado's marijuana legalization law, saying their claims should be directed to the U.S. Supreme Court—a venue that has already refused to hear their fight.
By Cheryl Miller and Marcia Coyle
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June 5, 2017 | The Recorder
San Francisco's city attorney on Monday stepped up his scrutiny of ride-hailing operations, issuing administrative subpoenas to Lyft Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. for records on driver practices and the services the companies offer to disabled riders.
By Cheryl Miller
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June 1, 2017 | The Recorder
California's Assembly on Thursday ended its contract with Covington & Burling for guidance on fighting Trump administration policies—even as the state Senate pledged to continue working with the firm.
By Cheryl Miller
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June 1, 2017 | Legaltech News
The Orange County judge had claimed on Facebook that a prosecutor was sleeping with a defense attorney whose cases she was overseeing.
By Cheryl Miller
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May 31, 2017 | The Recorder
California's judicial disciplinary agency on Wednesday publicly admonished an Orange County judge over his claim on Facebook that a prosecutor was sleeping with a defense attorney whose cases she was overseeing.
By Cheryl Miller
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May 31, 2017 | The Recorder
Newly released figures for California's February bar exam show a wide disparity in pass rates among American Bar Association-accredited law schools.
By Cheryl Miller
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May 25, 2017 | The Recorder
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said the state Supreme Court chambers were flooded with calls from "profane and very angry people" after she asked federal officials in March to stop arresting undocumented immigrants in state courthouses. "If I couldn't speak out as chief justice, I don't know who could," she said Thursday.
By Cheryl Miller
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