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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
February 3, 2025 | The Recorder
Two hours after U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan issued a temporary restraining order, California lawmakers approved a $50 million package to fund legal challenges against the Trump administration. "We do not trust President Donald Trump," said Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Hollister.
By Cheryl Miller
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January 31, 2025 | The Recorder
"The Executive Branch has a duty to align federal spending and action with the will of the people as expressed through congressional appropriations, not through 'presidential priorities,'" U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. of Rhode Island wrote in his temporary restraining order.
By Cheryl Miller
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January 30, 2025 | The Recorder
Tarzana attorney Michael Libman maintained he did nothing wrong in a utility litigation scandal and complained that he was been "scapegoated and railroaded."
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January 29, 2025 | The Recorder
A former deputy district attorney, Jones Dickson fills the vacancy created when Alameda County voters recalled Pamela Price in November.
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January 29, 2025 | The Recorder
U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said the Trump administration appeared to still be pursuing the "pause" on federal grants even though the Office of Management and Budget rescinded a memo authorizing the freeze.
By Cheryl Miller
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January 28, 2025 | The Recorder
"This is a level of chaos I have never seen in my career," said Salena Copeland, executive director of the Legal Aid Association of Califonia.
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January 27, 2025 | The Recorder
A Western States Petroleum Association executive accused the bill's author of trying to score political points in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires.
By Cheryl Miller
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January 23, 2025 | The Recorder
In issuing a temporary restraining order, U.S. District Senior Judge John Coughenour questioned the legal work that went into what he called a "blatantly unconstitutional" executive order restricting who qualifies as a U.S. citizen.
By Cheryl Miller
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January 22, 2025 | The Recorder
California successfully defended its so-called sanctuary state laws during the first Trump administration. Attorney General Rob Bonta said the state is prepared to do so again.
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January 21, 2025 | The Recorder
Twenty-two states, the District of Columbia and San Francisco will seek a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump order denying citizenship to U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants.
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