Less than 1: AM Edition, May 19

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 the workplace.

Stories mentioned in today's episode:

Judicial commission publicly admonishes L.A. judge over remarks to jurors about English skills
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/391589-judicial-commission-publicly-admonishes-l-a-judge-over-remarks-to-jurors-about-english-skills

San Francisco moves ahead with plan for public bank
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/public-bank-san-francisco-22264570.php

Supreme Court turns away challenges to drug price talks
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/19/supreme-court-rejects-challenges-drug-price-talks

US Supreme Court to weigh scope of Title IX workplace protections
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-weigh-scope-title-ix-workplace-protections-2026-05-18