Less than 1 - AM Edition, June 12

Less than 1: PM Edition, June 12

This evening on Less than 1: a federal jury awards more than ten million dollars to the family of Adrian Sanchez, fatally shot by an L.A. County Sheriff's deputy during a twenty twenty-one traffic stop — after forensic evidence undermined the deputy's account of the encounter. Also: a federal hearing puts a novel question to the court in a lawsuit accusing Meta of harvesting sensitive health data through its Pixel tool — can you value information that has no legal market? And: Trial Lawyers for Justice launches a dedicated appellate practice, bringing in two Arnold & Porter Supreme Court veterans to handle appeals in-house. Plus: a new survey finds Big Law's rush to recruit first-year law students is stressing them out. Stories mentioned in this episode: Jury awards $10M in fatal deputy shooting case https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392182-jury-awards-10m-in-fatal-deputy-shooting-case Trial Lawyers for Justice launches appellate division with Supreme Court veterans https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392183-trial-lawyers-for-justice-launches-appellate-division-with-supreme-court-veterans Meta class bid turns on value of health data https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392179-meta-class-bid-turns-on-value-of-health-data (Reuters) ‘It sucks.’ Students pan law firms’ rushed recruiting https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/it-sucks-students-pan-law-firms-rushed-recruiting-2026-06-11/

Less than 1 - AM Edition, June 12

This morning on Less than 1: California lawmakers announce a budget deal that includes three hundred seventy-five million dollars to implement Proposition thirty-six, the twenty twenty-four tough-on-crime initiative that passed without a funding mechanism. Also: Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman asks a judge to halt payments from a four billion dollar child sexual abuse settlement, arguing up to eighty-one percent of the more than eleven thousand claims may be fraudulent. And: Politico reports that Governor Newsom is rallying unions, teachers and health care groups to isolate SEIU-UHW and kill a proposed billionaire wealth tax before it reaches the November ballot. Stories mentioned in this episode: Lawmakers reach budget deal with $375 million for Prop. 36 https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392162-lawmakers-reach-budget-deal-with-375-million-for-prop-36 LA DA seeks halt to $4B abuse settlement payments https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392161-la-da-seeks-halt-to-4b-abuse-settlement-payments (Politico) Gavin Newsom’s race to block a billionaire tax https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/11/gavin-newsom-billionaire-tax-00959379

Less than 1: PM Edition, June 11

This evening on Less than 1: a mother sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the GPT-4o chatbot reinforced her daughter's suicidal ideation, discouraged her from seeking help and deepened her isolation before her death — the case is expected to join a coordinated proceeding with twelve other wrongful death actions against the company. Plus, from the New York Times: the Postal Service proposes a rule allowing it to refuse mail ballot delivery in states that won't hand over voter rolls, as Democratic AGs argue in federal court it's an unconstitutional intrusion into state-run elections with fewer than one hundred fifty days until the midterms. Stories mentioned in this episode: OpenAI sued over Chatbot's alleged role in young woman's suicide https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392145-openai-sued-over-chatbot-s-alleged-role-in-young-woman-s-suicide Chudnovsky Law adds former state licensing prosecutor https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392144-chudnovsky-law-adds-former-state-licensing-prosecutor (NYT) Postal Service Seeks to Block Mail Ballots in States Resisting Trump Demands https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/usps-mail-voting-democratic-resistance.html

Less than 1: AM Edition, June 11

This morning on Less than 1: Global Music Rights sues Music Choice over alleged post-license copyright infringement, and amicus briefs pile up in support of the San Francisco public defender held in contempt for refusing new cases. Also: Anthropic backs mandatory testing for frontier AI models, the L.A. County DA claims up to 80% of claims in a $4 billion sex abuse settlement may be fraudulent, and lawmakers propose a new board to scrutinize Trump's foreign investment deals. Stories mentioned in this episode: (Politico) Anthropic backs mandatory testing for frontier AI models https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/10/anthropic-backs-mandatory-vetting-for-frontier-ai-models-00957632?utm_source=semafor (LA Times) L.A. County D.A. claims four in five cases in $4-billion sex abuse payout may be fraudulent https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-11/la-county-da-claims-four-in-five-cases-in-4-billion-sex-abuse-payout-may-be-fraudulent (CNBC) Baldwin, Khanna propose new direct foreign investment review board to probe Trump’s deals https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/11/baldwin-khanna-propose-direct-foreign-investment-board-to-probe-trump.html

Less than 1: PM Edition, June 10

This evening on Less than 1: a Los Angeles jury adds punitive damages to bring the total verdict against Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson to one hundred ninety-eight point one million dollars in the deaths of brothers Mark and Jacob Iskander — possibly the largest verdict in California traffic fatality history. Also: UGG parent Deckers goes to trial against online retailer Quince over an allegedly copied boot design. And: a Santa Monica man pleads guilty to doxxing an ICE attorney and urging others to swat her home. Plus, from Reuters: the federal surveillance law that allows warrantless searches of Americans' data is set to expire June twelfth — and Congress is running out of time. Stories mentioned in this episode: $198.1M jury verdict against Grossman, Erickson possibly state's largest https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392109-198-1m-jury-verdict-against-grossman-erickson-possibly-state-s-largest UGG owner tells jury Quince copied patented boot design https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392132-ugg-owner-tells-jury-quince-copied-patented-boot-design Santa Monica man pleads guilty to doxxing ICE attorney, urging others to 'swat' her https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392129-santa-monica-man-pleads-guilty-to-doxxing-ice-attorney-urging-others-to-swat-her (Reuters) Explainer: What is FISA Section 702, the U.S. surveillance law set to expire June 12? https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/what-is-fisa-section-702-us-surveillance-law-set-expire-june-12-2026-06-09/