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This morning on Less than 1: opening arguments get underway in the states' youth social media addiction suit against Meta, a magistrate judge hears discovery disputes in a closely watched immigration enforcement case, and a judge vacates an arbitration award over an arbitrator's undisclosed law firm event appearance. Also: ABC sues the FCC over an alleged retaliatory campaign, and Trump's financia...

This evening on Less than 1: Meta and states clash over Section 230 before the youth addiction trial, an Apple investor sues the board over alleged AI piracy and stock buybacks, and Edison plans a bid to delay the first Eaton Fire bellwether trial. Also: Paramount seeks a $1.88 billion bond from state AGs to cover the costs of its merger delay, and state prosecutors say an LA fiduciary stole milli...

This morning on Less than 1: a hearing takes place on Google's arbitration bid in a San Francisco ad-monopoly class action, California's talc litigation could shrink under a proposed $5.5 billion nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson, and a federal judge hears Midjourney's bid to overturn a discovery ruling in studio copyright suits. Also: the U.S. Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump in the E...

This evening on Less than 1: Meta faces a major test in the states' social media addiction trial, O'Melveny helps five schools settle Mountain West-Pac-12 litigation, and Intuitive Surgical's rival wins a new trial on monopoly claims. Also: officials seek guarantees for LA businesses ahead of the 2028 Olympics, Luigi Mangione admits killing an insurance CEO and pleads guilty in federal case, and r...

This morning on Less than 1: PG&E agrees to pay the state $21 million over the 2022 Mosquito Fire, lawmakers narrow mediator disclosure rules as an ADA reform bill dies for the year, and we remember civil rights lawyer and bar leader Drucilla "Dru" Stender Ramey, 1946-2026. Also: Flock Safety adds new oversight measures after cases of police misuse, and the Senate passes a bill establishing rules...

This evening on Less than 1: HPE's $14 billion Juniper acquisition wins federal court approval, Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner's defamation suit against Ray J can proceed, AB 1776 advances after private antitrust lawsuits are stripped, and a judge weighs limits on warrantless immigration arrests. Also: Trump gives the green light to U.S. companies to aim hacks at cybercriminals, and investors sue...

This morning on Less than 1: the 9th Circuit issues a first-of-its-kind ruling in an international arbitration dispute, a Los Angeles judge declares the NFL's arbitration system unconscionable, a judge holds a hearing in FAIR Plan wildfire insurance litigation, and a single-firm antitrust bill faces a key Senate test. Also: a California goat herding business hedges against rising labor costs using...

This evening on Less than 1: Nick Reiner pleads not guilty to murdering his parents, former SPLC intelligence chief Heidi Beirich is charged in a donor-fraud case, and a discipline case against Judge Robert Draper is set for October argument. Also: FlightAware withdraws its lawsuit against Kalshi over flight-cancellation markets. Stories mentioned in this episode: Nick Reiner pleads not guilty to...

This morning on Less than 1: a judge seats a jury for the first bellwether trial in the social media addiction MDL, a hearing takes place on Anthropic's demurrer in a copyright suit brought by Reddit, and a federal court upholds California's SB 261 climate disclosure law. Also: California gig workers reach a new milestone in their push to unionize, and Anthropic moves to watermark Claude content w...

This evening on Less than 1: a judge is skeptical of immigration agents' cellphone self-collection process, the 9th Circuit appoints Bielejeski to the Eastern District bankruptcy bench, and Kaiser membership raises a recusal issue for a judge in a $100 million dispute. Also: Luigi Mangione's New York trial will have an anonymous jury, Illinois' governor signs a bill limiting investor influence on...

This morning on Less than 1: the State Bar reverses course on a certification deadline for law graduates, GOP lawmakers introduce a resolution to make the California Secretary of State a nonpartisan office, and the CPPA orders a data broker to pay $116,490 in its first enforcement action of its kind. Also: the FAA turns to video gamers to help fill its air traffic controller shortage. Stories ment...

This evening on Less than 1: remembering Justice Marsha Slough, California lawmakers press OpenAI and Anthropic on AI cybersecurity risks, Lyft challenges two cases considered for future bellwether trials, and Meta seeks to bar a whistleblower from its social media addiction trial. Also: Homeland Security intensifies its pursuit of noncitizens on voter rolls. Stories mentioned in this episode: Jus...

This morning on Less than 1: the California Supreme Court orders electronic recording when court reporters are unavailable, the 9th Circuit rejects Meta and TikTok's bid to immediately appeal Section 230 rulings, parties reach an impasse over bellwether trial structure in FAIR Plan wildfire litigation, and an SF public defender challenges a judge's speedy-trial stipulation condition. Also: Alameda...

This evening on Less than 1: the Trump DOJ steps into private fights over blue-state laws, a Meta ruling fuels debate over the public nuisance threat to social media, Angels insurers clash over the costs of the Tyler Skaggs wrongful-death defense, and Gov. Gavin Newsom names eight appellate nominees and nine Superior Court judges. Also: U.S. legal sector employment grew again in July. Stories ment...

This morning on Less than 1: a New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $567 million and mandates platform changes for minors ahead of a state attorneys general trial in Oakland, and a judge tentatively sustains a demurrer in a CEQA challenge to a City of Industry battery storage project. Also: the FTC drops disparate-impact discrimination claims, a fired federal prosecutor sues the Justice Department...

This evening on Less than 1: a federal judge in Sacramento blocks Nexstar executives from serving on Tegna's board, the California Supreme Court rejects the 2nd District's blanket rule on Section 998 settlement offers, USF loses its bid to sanction players in a baseball abuse lawsuit, Tari Cody is confirmed to lead the 2nd District's Division 6 along with three other judges elevated to the Court o...

This morning on Less than 1: Teamsters California sues the DMV over new autonomous commercial truck rules, and a divided 9th Circuit rejects EPA's San Joaquin Valley air pollution plan, with a dissent warning of "regulatory freefall." Also: the FCC ends its 39% local TV station ownership cap, and the 4th Circuit rules Virginia vanity plates are private speech in a First Amendment case. Stories men...

This evening on Less than 1: a Court of Appeal rebukes a lawyer for unfounded attacks on a judge, the Warriors say Wish owes overdue rent for a Chase Center lounge, and Morrison Foerster adds a Los Angeles litigator team. Also: entry-level hiring at large U.S. law firms declined for the first time in a decade, according to new data. Stories mentioned in this episode: Court of Appeal rebukes lawyer...

This morning on Less than 1: former California Supreme Court Justice Tino Cuéllar joins Anthropic as chief global affairs officer, a San Diego man sues Amazon over an exploding fire pit. Also: the Kids Online Safety Act advances in the Senate, the ABA splits on scrapping its law school DEI rule, and LA City Council motions target Boyle Heights environmental justice and Lineage fire relief. Stories...

This evening on Less than 1: investigators blame Edison equipment for the Eaton Fire, Roblox and Discord face suit over alleged child sexual abuse, a federal judge finds a lemon law fee request excessive, a judge sets a 2027 trial in the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery antitrust fight, and Hueston Hennigan wins Allergan bellwether summary judgments. Also: an appeals court says the EPA cannot bloc...

This morning on Less than 1: California lawmakers send a bill requiring AI disclosure in bar exam development to Governor Newsom's desk, Apple seeks a preliminary injunction against OpenAI in a trade secret suit, and ArentFox Schiff recruits a trademark team from Reed Smith for a new Silicon Valley office. Also: a new ABA study finds women lawyers report more stress and anxiety than men, and New J...

This evening on Less than 1: the California Supreme Court shields drugmakers from liability over delayed safer drugs, the first deaths are reported in the Cyclospora outbreak, lost laptop evidence prompts a judge to consider terminating sanctions, and the LA Superior Court launches a unified online case access portal. Also: Democratic states sue to challenge Trump's latest tariffs, and the Educati...

This morning on Less than 1: a federal judge denies a bid to force changes to Shasta Dam water releases over salmon concerns, a judge is set to hear arguments on lifting a discovery stay in an $828 million juvenile camp abuse settlement, and an appeals court preserves the core of Leah Remini's defamation suit against the Church of Scientology. Also: the National Labor Relations Board rules Whole F...

This evening on Less than 1: the Trump administration's Colorado River plan sets the stage for a wave of water lawsuits, a strength coach sues the NCAA over its cap on football staff, robotics startup Bot Company faces a labor law class action, and Paramount and state attorneys general clash over the trial schedule in the Warner Bros. Discovery merger challenge. Also: charges are dropped in the Re...

This morning on Less than 1: a judge weighs dueling proposals on splitting Eaton fire crossclaims ahead of next year's bellwether trial, Orange County asks an appeals court to slash a $1.54 million attorney fee award, and a judge tosses a patent suit over an iPhone contact-sharing feature. Also: New York sues prediction market Kalshi over an alleged illegal gambling operation. Stories mentioned in...