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A Kern County judge tentatively strikes down California's fracking ban, finding regulators unlawfully imposed a blanket prohibition. A federal judge threatens ICE with daily fines over its failure to provide medical records and photographs from the Adelanto detention center. And a Los Angeles judge cuts a $9.65 million attorney-fee request to $3.52 million in an employment discrimination case agai...

A federal judge in Riverside strikes down the Trump administration's original Remain in Mexico policy, finding that it violated federal immigration law and asylum seekers' constitutional rights. U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin questions dismissal motions in the Lyft sexual assault multidistrict litigation and whether a plaintiffs' attorney should remain on the steering committee. And California's...

The Trump administration suspends Microsoft, Adobe and six outsourcing firms from the PERM program, and immigration lawyers question whether it can do so indefinitely. The Justice Department invokes Loper Bright to defend dropping habitat modification from the Endangered Species Act’s definition of “harm.” And a San Francisco judge weighs whether insurers’ Dexilant pay-for-delay claims against Tak...

This morning on Less than 1: an LA court tests a new approach to child custody disputes, a class action over a race-based kidney calculation reaches a summary judgment hearing, and Edison seeks to delay the first Eaton Fire bellwether trial. Also: three states invoke public nuisance law in new lawsuits over mailed abortion pills, and the Trump administration suspends Microsoft from a green card pr...

This evening on Less than 1: a judge accused of bias echoes disputed language in his misconduct defense, justices question an "absurd consequences" argument for resentencing, Umberg/Zipser co-founder Dean Zipser is set to retire and join JAMS, and a judge rejects a sweeping J&J discovery bid in the McKinsey opioid MDL. Also: Los Angeles moves to limit the sale of nitrous oxide. Stories mentioned i...

This morning on Less than 1: LA County opens an investigation into the FAIR Plan's handling of Eaton and Palisades fire claims, environmental justice groups sue LA over records on the Boyle Heights fire response, and a judge limits a trademark defense in the Blue Cross antitrust case. Also: a 99-year-old federal appeals judge's fitness dispute moves to a new court, Omni Bridgeway closes a $1 billi...

This evening on Less than 1: Senior Judge Jeffrey White is set to retire from the Northern District bench, Austin Beutner sues Chubb over testing and coverage after the Palisades Fire, and AirTag stalking cases are centralized in the Northern District of California. Also: a New York Times examination of recent hires at the Justice Department's civil rights division, Tennessee joins other states in...

This morning on Less than 1: Eaton Fire plaintiffs seek to depose a former Edison executive, and a judge adds $184 million in interest to Masimo's $634 million patent verdict against Apple. Also: San Diego County launches a consumer protection division, the Trump administration seeks to keep law firm DEI probe records secret, and Justice Samuel Alito says he plans to stay on the Supreme Court thro...

This evening on Less than 1: a proposed artificial stone ban could bolster silicosis lawsuits, longtime family law commissioner and mediator Gretchen Taylor dies, a judge ends a constitutional challenge to San Jose's Flock camera network, and the 9th Circuit revives Invisalign maker antitrust claims. Also: a judge sets a new U.S. trial in the Lockerbie bombing case for January 2027, and a fact che...

This morning on Less than 1: the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans while it appeals, advocacy groups sue San Jose over its use of Flock cameras, and Chiquita Canyon Landfill's $825 million suit against LA County and state water regulators faces its first hearing. Also: an Arizona appeals court tosses a sentence after an AI video of the...

This evening on Less than 1: UCLA faces two Title VI battles under sharply different legal standards, a bike shipper claims 180 athletes' bicycles were held hostage, and a judge allows a sheriff oversight commission's subpoena fight to proceed. Also: robotaxi operators will face fines for blocking first responders, and a California man is arrested for allegedly smuggling $300 million worth of comp...

This morning on Less than 1: the Supreme Court returns to the 9th Circuit as its new term opens, a jury awards $11.5 million against Caltrans for an injured longshoreman, and a law firm sues Thomson Reuters over the Casetext shutdown. Also: the legal sector outpaces broader U.S. job growth in September, and LA's city attorney confirms a months-long investigation into the Lineage warehouse fire. St...

This evening on Less than 1: Newsom signs limits on older childhood sexual abuse claims, Google defeats a consumer challenge to its default search deals, immigration lawyers warn new contempt powers could chill advocacy, and Edison says it's offered $1 billion to Eaton Fire claimants. Also: the Justice Department finds UCLA's law school illegally used race in admissions, and California AG Bonta is...

This morning on Less than 1: Lyft agrees to a $272.5 million settlement over California driver classification, GEO Group sues the state over new immigration detention rules, Arnold Schwarzenegger seeks a security cost shift ahead of trial, and the first lawsuits are filed under California's new No Kings Act. Also: UCLA accuses the Justice Department of "weaponizing" civil rights laws, and Gov. New...

This evening on Less than 1: the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger wins final court approval, the Los Angeles court seeks attorneys to serve as temporary judges, Jay-Z seeks rehearing after his accuser recants rape allegations, and Oakland police oversight is set to end after 23 years. Also: the FTC opens a probe into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI. Stories mentioned in this episode: Paramou...

This morning on Less than 1: Governor Newsom signs a major overhaul of California antitrust law giving officials new power over single-firm conduct, and a tech law nonprofit sues OpenAI over an AI model's alleged cyberattack on Hugging Face. Also: Mayor Bass orders an independent review of how LAPD responds to mental health crises. Stories mentioned in this episode: (LAist) Mayor Bass orders indep...

This evening on Less than 1: YouTube settles as Meta executives may testify in upcoming addiction trial, California expands veterans benefits on housing, leave and college access, and Newsom signs a sweeping immigration package while vetoing a legal fellowship bill. Also: an exclusive look inside a Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges, IPO postponements accelerate in the third qu...

This morning on Less than 1: California's new Lindalee's Law expands AG oversight of health plan arbitration, and a judge holds a final status conference ahead of the second social media addiction bellwether trial. Also: LA28's Olympics budget report draws scrutiny for missing key details, and Six Flags Magic Mountain retires its X2 roller coaster following brain injury lawsuits. Stories mentioned...

This evening on Less than 1: new laws expand judges' pension options and stiffen penalties for illegal client solicitation, Newsom vetoes wildfire insurance bills aimed at claims delays, and an ex-client sues a firm and its attorneys over a $5.89 million default. Also: Trump officials revise Biden-era sex discrimination rules, and Justice Alito recuses himself days before a major climate-change ca...

This morning on Less than 1: a San Diego jury awards Taction Technology $5.7 billion in a patent case against Apple, the largest such verdict in U.S. history, and a judge narrows antitrust claims against the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership. Also: the Senate advances a college sports NIL bill, Walmart's CEO addresses dynamic pricing concerns, and an appeals court upholds the Pentagon's blacklisting of...

This evening on Less than 1: the Supreme Court names McGill presiding judge of the State Bar Court, a jury awards Nektar $90 million in its Rezpeg dispute with Eli Lilly, Palisades homeowners' Chubb suit may have come too soon, and AI fortunes complicate divorce valuations but not the underlying law. Also: the Supreme Court again snubs a GOP gerrymander in Missouri. Stories mentioned in this episo...

This morning on Less than 1: LA seeks to seal LAX people mover suit records, new litigation tests the retroactivity of California's zombie mortgage law, and a jury awards $11 million to the children of a man fatally shot by LAPD officers. Also: The Supreme Court allows an expanded federal database for voter screening. Stories mentioned in this episode: (The New York Times) Supreme Court Allows Exp...

This evening on Less than 1: a judge questions privacy harm in the Flock license-plate tracking lawsuit, a jury awards $10.3 million to a Waymo worker fired after a street takeover, and a judge questions whether flight from masked immigration agents justifies a stop. Also: the Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow deportations to third countries, and a new report says UCLA's respons...

This morning on Less than 1: the 9th Circuit upholds a Classmates.com publicity rights class, an LA County judge denies Roblox's anti-SLAPP motion in a child safety suit, a case management conference proceeds in Uber's San Francisco tax refund suit, and a jury finds Library Rights Company owns $13 million in contingent film rights. Also: a federal panel deadlocks on the ABA's law school accreditor...

This evening on Less than 1: the 6th District upholds Santa Clara County's emergency declaration for its sales tax, Los Angeles takes a separate path in the nationwide fire truck antitrust fight, Apple licensing agreements surface after two patent trials and undo a $5.6 million judgment, and a judge tells attorneys to avoid attacks in ChatGPT liability cases. Also: law firm Seyfarth says a breach...