Cheryl Miller

August 14, 2008 | Law.com

The multimillion-dollar fight over California's Proposition 8 heated up this week, with both sides reporting huge contribution totals fueled by wealthy individual donors, labor and corporate groups and, increasingly, lawyers. The "Yes on 8" campaign, which supports a constitutional ban on gay marriage, received a staggering $1.1 million in donations between Friday and Saturday alone, according to records filed with the Secretary of State's office.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

August 31, 2006 | The Recorder

A package of bills aimed at fixing the scandal-plagued conservatorship system largely omitted probate judges. And money.

By Cheryl Miller

6 minute read

July 03, 2006 | Law.com

Two judges long known for ethics and education work say they'll quit the CJA if it doesn't stand up to the Judicial Council and oppose a plan to send judges to school.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

August 07, 2008 | Law.com

Attorneys in California's Department of Justice could see their pay temporarily cut to zero if a budget impasse continues, a Department of Personnel Administration spokeswoman says. The seemingly day-to-day reinterpretation of who will lose pay "comes on top of the fact that our members have been working for more than a year without a contract and more than two years without any raises or cost of living adjustments," according to the president of a union representing some 3,500 lawyers and hearing officers.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

March 21, 2011 | Law.com

Chief Judge Alex Kozinski comes to the defense of lies, big and small, in defending a panel ruling that struck down the Stolen Valor Act.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

February 28, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

An idyllic vision is shattered as the state auditor issued a damning report of the California Court Case Management System.

By Cheryl Miller

9 minute read

November 02, 2007 | The Recorder

A consumer advocate is calling for the ouster of a senior legal adviser to the state insurance commissioner, accusing him of doing too much to help insurance industry lawyers.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

May 14, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Miffed lawmakers told the California State Bar on Tuesday to stop charging members $10 a year to finance a new office building in Los Angeles - a building that the Legislature never approved.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

October 09, 2008 | The Recorder

Pepperdine's Richard Peterson is appearing in two ads from the Yes on 8 campaign where he makes controversial claims about the legal consequences of gay marriage.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

December 23, 2008 | The Recorder

Attorneys like Willie Brown and Bill Lockyer once dominated the state Capitol. Today, Michael Feuer is one of just 15 lawyers in the 80-member state Assembly.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read