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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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September 30, 2024 | The Recorder

Gov. Gavin Newsom Chooses New Justices for L.A. Appellate Court

The governor also named seven superior court judges on Monday, including four in Alameda County.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

September 27, 2024 | The Recorder

Suspect in Courthouse Bombing Was Targeting Judge, Deputies, Say Prosecutors

Nathaniel 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

4 minute read

September 26, 2024 | The Recorder

Court Executive Promises Security Review After Explosion Injures 5 in Santa Maria Courthouse

The 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

3 minute read

September 25, 2024 | The Recorder

Explosion in Santa Maria Courthouse Injures Five, Shutters Operations

The 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

3 minute read

September 24, 2024 | The Recorder

Chastised by Judge, Authors' Lawyers Bring Boies Schiller Into Meta AI Copyright Suit

As 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

3 minute read

September 23, 2024 | The Recorder

Bonta, Environmental Groups Sue Exxon Mobil Over Plastic Recycling Claims

California 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

4 minute read

September 19, 2024 | The Recorder

Deans Ask California Supreme Court to Pump Brakes on Kaplan-Written Bar Exam

Deans 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

4 minute read

September 18, 2024 | The Recorder

California Supreme Court Rejects State Bar's Initial Plan for New Bar Exam

The court's ruling raises numerous questions about the fate of California's February 2025 bar exam.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

September 18, 2024 | The Recorder

US Senate Confirms Michelle Williams Court to California's Central District

The 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

3 minute read

September 17, 2024 | The Recorder

Judge Rejects Students' Plea to Restart Golden Gate University's JD Program

The 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

3 minute read