Less than 1: PM Edition, July 1

Less than 1: PM Edition, July 1

This evening on Less than 1: a judge denies Consumer Watchdog's bid to invalidate FAIR Plan cost-recovery guidance, a physician sues Sheppard Mullin over allegedly improper settlement discussions, and California's appeals court upholds dismissal of state charges against the Pelosi attacker. Also: a lawsuit alleges a drug-spiked water jug caused teens to overdose at an LA juvenile hall, and a federal judge blocks the Postal Service's proposed restrictions on mail-in voting. Stories mentioned in this episode: Judge denies bid to invalidate FAIR Plan cost-recovery guidance https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392747-judge-denies-bid-to-invalidate-fair-plan-cost-recovery-guidance Physician sues Sheppard Mullin over settlement discussions https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392737-physician-sues-sheppard-mullin-over-settlement-discussions Appeals court upholds dismissal of state charges against Pelosi attacker https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392739-appeals-court-upholds-dismissal-of-state-charges-against-pelosi-attacker (LA Times) Drug-spiked water jug caused teens to overdose in L.A. juvenile hall, lawsuit alleges https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-30/los-angeles-juvenile-hall-overdoses-water-jug-lawsuit (Reuters) Judge blocks US Postal Service's proposed restrictions on mail-in voting https://www.reuters.com/world/judge-blocks-us-postal-services-proposed-restrictions-mail-in-voting-2026-07-01/

Less than 1: AM Edition, July 1

This morning on Less than 1: a judge overturns the $8.8 million Carson odor verdict and grants a new trial, SB 690 heads to committee to clarify California's wiretapping law's reach online, and a judge rules Yelp need not re-prove Google's monopoly in its antitrust suit. Also: the LA City Council pulls its noncitizen voting proposal at the last minute, and LA County takes control of its homeless spending from LAHSA. Stories mentioned in this episode: Judge overturns $8.8M Carson odor verdict and grants new trial https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392726-judge-overturns-8-8m-carson-odor-verdict-and-grants-new-trial (LAist) LA County takes control of its homeless spending from LAHSA https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/la-county-homeless-spending-lahsa-hsh (LAist) LA City Council pulls noncitizen voting proposal at the last minute https://laist.com/news/politics/la-city-council-pulls-noncitizen-voting-proposal-at-the-last-minute

Less than 1 - PM Edition, June 30

This evening on Less than 1: a California appeals court voids a law firm's arbitration clauses over undisclosed client conflicts, a San Francisco judge rules the state DOJ exceeded its authority with cardroom regulations, and a judge dismisses the Visa investor suit over the DOJ antitrust probe. Also: veteran LA judge Stephen Czuleger announces his retirement, the DOJ settles an egg price-fixing probe for $3.3 million and 53 million eggs, and the UK signals it will challenge the $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. Stories mentioned in this episode: Appeals court voids law firm's arbitration clauses over undisclosed client conflicts https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392704-appeals-court-voids-law-firm-s-arbitration-clauses-over-undisclosed-client-conflicts Judge says state cardroom rules exceeded state DOJ authority https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392711-judge-says-state-cardroom-rules-exceeded-state-doj-authority Judge dismisses Visa investor suit over DOJ antitrust probe https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392707-judge-dismisses-visa-investor-suit-over-doj-antitrust-probe Veteran LA Judge Stephen Czuleger to retire after nearly 40 years on the bench https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392695-veteran-la-judge-stephen-czuleger-to-retire-after-nearly-40-years-on-the-bench (CNBC) Big egg producers settle price inflation probe with DOJ for 53 million eggs — and $3.3M https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/egg-producers-settle-price-inflation-probe-for-3point3-million.html (CNN) UK government says it’s likely to challenge $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/media/uk-discovery-wbd-merger-intl

Less than 1: AM Edition, June 30

This morning on Less than 1: a judge finds Meta violated child privacy law but leaves a key COPPA question for the jury, TikTok settles the second social media bellwether case weeks before trial, and SB 574 heads to committee to regulate AI use by judges and neutrals. Also: the Supreme Court hands down three major rulings on transgender athletes in sports, campaign finance limits and birthright citizenship. Plus: a judge denies a state worker union's bid to block Newsom's return-to-office order. Stories mentioned in this episode: Judge finds Meta violated child privacy law but leaves key COPPA question for jury https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392687-judge-finds-meta-violated-child-privacy-law-but-leaves-key-coppa-question-for-jury TikTok settles second social media bellwether case weeks before trial https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392686-tiktok-settles-2nd-social-media-bellwether-case-weeks-before-trial (Sacramento Bee) Judge denies CA state worker union’s request to block Newsom’s RTO order https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article316320801.html

Less than 1: PM Edition, June 29

This evening on Less than 1: the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority sues the Trump administration over HUD's suspension of more than $200 million in federal homelessness funding. Also: the Archdiocese of San Francisco agrees to a $395 million clergy abuse settlement — what plaintiffs' attorneys are calling the largest per-survivor settlement in any clerical bankruptcy. And: the fight over San Francisco Public Defender Manohar Raju's contempt ruling heats up at the First District Court of Appeal. Plus: lawmakers move to ban AI companies from selling your health data, and Supreme Court justices disclose millions in book earnings. Stories mentioned in this episode: LAHSA sues Trump administration over HUD funding suspension https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392575-lahsa-sues-trump-administration-over-hud-funding-suspension San Francisco archdiocese agrees to $395 million abuse settlement https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392509-san-francisco-archdiocese-agrees-to-395-million-abuse-settlement Appeal heats up over San Francisco public defender contempt ruling https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392571-appeal-heats-up-over-san-francisco-public-defender-contempt-ruling (The Verge) Lawmakers want to ban AI companies from selling your health data https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/959033/health-location-data-protection-act-ai-warren-scanlon (Reuters) Supreme Court justices disclose millions in book earnings, teaching income https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-justices-disclose-millions-book-earnings-teaching-income-2026-06-29/