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Cheryl Miller

Cheryl Miller

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

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April 05, 2010 | The Recorder

Whistle-Blower Bill Extended to Court Staff

Capital Accounts: If it's good for AOC employees to snitch on the boss, one lawmaker reasons, so too for other court employees. Not so fast, say judges.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

June 04, 2010 | The Recorder

Open Primary Could Empty Trial Lawyer Wallets

As Californians prepare to vote Tuesday on an initiative that would scrap partisan primaries for so-called open, "top two" elections, plaintiff lawyers are wrestling with their own political question:

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

November 15, 2007 | The Recorder

Heller Lawyer Named GC at State Agency

Adam Cole, who's been representing corporate policyholders, is moving to the regulatory side by taking a job with the state Department of Insurance.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

July 23, 2010 | The Recorder

Governor, Chief Moved Quickly on Court Pick

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

April 25, 2007 | The Recorder

Saying Yes to Schwarzenegger

Whether addressing prison overcrowding, health care costs or sexual predators, the governor wants to try new things. Andrea Hoch, his legal affairs secretary, wants to help.

By Cheryl Miller

9 minute read

July 17, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Calif. Attorney General Joins Antitrust Suit Against Chip-Makers

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer said he planned to file an antitrust lawsuit in federal court Friday that charges seven computer chip-makers with conspiring to inflate prices.

By Cheryl Miller ALM

3 minute read

July 03, 2007 | Law.com

Judicial Profile: James Long

Sacramento County Superior Court Judge James Long may be full of friendly conversation outside the court � but inside he's totally different.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

March 22, 2006 | Law.com

Calif. Battle to Seal Divorce Filings Heats Up

It started as a nasty, high-society divorce case. Now, proceedings to end the marriage of Ron and Janet Burkle have launched a legislative battle in California. Senate Bill 1015, a quickly crafted, controversial piece of legislation, would force a judge, upon the request of either party in a divorce case, to redact all financial information from a pleading, shielding it from the public eye. Critics say the bill is an unconstitutional infringement on First Amendment rights.

By Cheryl Miller

6 minute read

March 29, 2011 | The Recorder

Committee to Examine AOC for Bloat

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

September 07, 2007 | The Recorder

Paul Boland, 65, Was Appellate Justice

The legal community reacted with shock and deep sadness Thursday upon learning of the death of appellate justice Paul Boland.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read