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This morning on Less than 1: a state judicial commission publicly admonishes an L.A. Superior Court judge over voir dire remarks about jurors' English skills, and UCLA faces a demurrer hearing in Pasadena's suit to enforce the Rose Bowl lease -- plus San Francisco's public-bank push, the Supreme Court letting Medicare drug-price negotiations stand, and a new SCOTUS grant on Title IX's reach into t...

Tonight on Less than 1: the SEC scraps its 1972 "no-deny" settlement rule, Kirkland faces a disqualification bid over pre-suit talks with a prospective plaintiff, and a Skid Row voter-registration scheme draws federal charges — plus the death of O.J. Simpson trial witness Mark Fuhrman, a right-to-repair suit against John Deere, and the Trump administration's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund....

On Less than 1 this morning: Palisades Fire plaintiffs accuse the state of withholding "smoldering roots" texts that they say show the fire reignited from an earlier blaze, and a court orders Huntington Beach to pay escalating fines for defying California's Housing Element Law — plus LA's new dashboard ranking the city's most problematic rental properties, California's fast food council goes a yea...

Tonight on Less than 1: the remedies phase of the OpenAI charitable trust trial begins Monday with Musk seeking to disgorge $134 billion, Amy Karlin returns as interim Central District federal public defender, and Judge Donato calls a $85 million Google plaintiffs' fee request "patently unreasonable" — plus the U.S. Supreme Court rejects Virginia Democrats' effort to reinstate their congressional...

On Less than 1 this morning: a DOJ antitrust official warns AI pricing tools won't shield companies from criminal collusion liability, a judge clears homeowners' antitrust claims against State Farm in the FAIR Plan suit, and a motorcyclist asks the California Supreme Court to revive a $30 million punitive damages award against Suzuki — plus LA's Olympic-deadline river cleanup plan, an Orange Count...

Tonight on Less than 1: Musk's lawyer tells jurors OpenAI's defense rests on "Sam Altman's version of the truth," bar exam vendor Meazure renews its demurrer against the State Bar's fraud claims, and a foster youth abuse suit alleges Santa Clara County "stood down" investigators over a decades-long pattern — plus USDA employees sue Agriculture Secretary Rollins over Easter messaging, California's...

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Tonight on Less than 1: OpenAI rests its case in Musk versus Altman, a judge keeps the deposition protocol in the social media bellwether dispute, and a Los Angeles couple sues State Farm over Eaton Fire smoke damage — plus a federal court weighs Trump's visa policy on content moderation advocates and a Hayward family sues PG&E over a gas-leak explosion. Stories mentioned in today's episode: Micro...

On Less than 1 this morning: a Los Angeles judge is publicly admonished over treatment of pro per litigants, Microsoft presents its case on the final day of Musk versus Altman, and rare tentative terminating sanctions hit an Alameda County case over text-message witness coaching — plus the DOJ weighs settling Trump's IRS suit, two Miami-Dade officers sue Affleck and Damon over "The Rip," and Texas...

Tonight on Less than 1: parents sue OpenAI over their son's drug-overdose death, a jury finds Kanye West liable for copyright infringement on "Hurricane," a discovery fight erupts over LA County's $828M juvenile abuse settlement, and Sam Altman defends his honesty on the stand in Musk versus Altman — plus Anthropic's new legal-AI tools, Newsom taps former CFPB chief Rohit Chopra for California's n...

On Less than 1 this morning: PayPal settles DOJ claims its minority-business program violated lending law, Sam Altman takes the stand in Musk versus Altman, and the Ye "Donda" copyright case heads to jury deliberations — plus a WSJ deep dive on the M&A insider-trading scandal and a California pension bill for CHP officers and firefighters. Stories mentioned in this morning's episode: DOJ, PayPal s...

Tonight on Less than 1: a judge greenlights Meta privacy claims over Android tracking, Burford asks SCOTUS to review an arbitration jurisdiction ruling, tech critics see California's social media debate shifting, Musk rests his case in Musk v. Altman, the Ye "Donda" copyright trial heads to the jury, and a federal judge approves the $303 million NCAA volunteer-coaches settlement — plus an ABA push...

On Less than 1 this morning: John Quinn steps back from Quinn Emanuel, an LA judge strikes CPRA class allegations in a sewer rate suit, Sutskever testifies in Musk versus Altman, and the NCAA "volunteer" coaches settlement gets a $90M fee hearing — plus GM's record CCPA settlement, Amazon's e-bike pullback, Dua Lipa versus Samsung, and a union push at Planned Parenthood Mar Monte. Stories mention...

Tonight on Less than 1: a closer look at the legal questions behind the Stanford protest DA recusal, Judge Riff's coalition takes aim at California's discovery culture, an appellate court greenlights Palisades Fire claims, and Medtronic asks a judge to overturn a $381.7 million antitrust verdict — plus an updated LA homeless shelter agreement, and a USPS proposal to allow handgun shipments for the...

On Less than 1 this morning: an appellate court greenlights Palisades Fire claims against the city and state, a Nebraska-led coalition asks a federal judge to hold California in contempt over zero-emission truck rules, and we tease tonight's feature on California's "discovery warfare" — plus the Ninth Circuit narrows immunity for Chapter 7 trustees, ABC accuses the FCC of First Amendment overreach...

Tonight on Less than 1: Santa Clara's DA gets recused from the Stanford protest retrial, a judge questions Edison's gas-leak theory in the Eaton Fire litigation, an ethics panel says there's no cap on judicial campaign donations, and Levin Simes sidelines an attorney for vulgar remarks to opposing counsel — plus pressure on Bonta to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal, the trade court strikes Tr...

On Less than 1 this morning: SoCalGas asks a judge to dismiss Edison's Eaton Fire cross-complaint, Uber moves to remove a plaintiffs' lawyer from its passenger sexual assault MDL, and Milo Yiannopoulos takes the stand in the "Donda" copyright trial — plus a Littler survey on AI overtaking employer concerns, Newsom's Engaged California AI push, and 596 stray ballots in Humboldt County. Stories ment...

Tonight on Less than 1: a former OpenAI director testifies the board learned of the ChatGPT launch through social media, Ye takes the stand in his "Donda" copyright trial, and plaintiffs defend a $6 million social media addiction verdict — plus 30 lawyers and traders charged in a global insider trading case, and the DOJ sues Colorado over a gun law. Stories mentioned in this episode: OpenAI board...

On Less than 1 this morning: Meta and Google challenge a $3M social media addiction verdict, Ye takes the stand in his "Donda" copyright case, and Murati and Zilis testify in the Musk-OpenAI trial — plus Apple's $250M iPhone AI settlement, a Cameron-Avatar likeness suit, a DOJ probe into UCLA medical school admissions, and a federal challenge to DNA collection from ICE protesters. Attorneys clash...

Tonight on Less than 1: Brockman tells jurors Musk demanded control of OpenAI and walked when denied, the DA and police union endorse McKinney for LA city attorney, and California insurers face pressure on three fronts after the 2025 fires. Plus: a federal probe of LAUSD over teacher reassignments, New Mexico's $3.7 billion ask from Meta, and Apple's stay request to the Supreme Court. Not a Capita...

This morning on Less than 1: All eyes on insurer immunity doctrines after the DOJ's wildfire filing, Brockman is back on the stand in the Musk-OpenAI trial, and an IP litigator jumps to Alston & Bird. Plus: Phillips 66 sues to keep its refinery contingency plans private, the Calico Critters class action fails on remand, and the Bay Area's largest immigration court closes. Stories mentioned on the...

This evening on Less than 1: California's Supreme Court narrows felony-murder liability, Brockman gets cross-examined with his own journal in the Musk-OpenAI trial, and DOJ backs wildfire homeowners against State Farm. Plus: Trump weighs AI oversight, Lively and Baldoni settle, and Musk's $1.5M SEC settlement. Stories mentioned in the show: California Supreme Court narrows felony-murder liability...

The legal news that fits in less than a tenth of a billable hour. Today: the second J&J talc bellwether opens in L.A. Superior Court, Ye faces a federal jury over "Donda" copyright claims. Plus: SCOTUS on mifepristone, Judge Chhabria's MDL remand push meets a $7.25B state settlement, and a survey finds "industrial-scale" noncompliance with California's privacy law.

Kamala Harris blasts SCOTUS voting rights ruling, saying Dems must be “ruthless,” a judge halts Musk’s OpenAI trial over privilege disputes, and an L.A. court narrows the massive Eaton Fire case.

Deportation threats in family court, a 9th Circuit ruling shielding Meta under Section 230 (with judges raising doubts), and Elon Musk’s tense cross-examination in the OpenAI trial.