Less than 1: PM Edition, June 8

This evening on Less than 1: the 9th Circuit opens a misconduct probe into Judge Ryan Nelson after a parking lot altercation in Idaho. Also: California state attorneys sue under CEQA to block Governor Newsom's return-to-office mandate -- but experts warn the union could win the legal fight and still lose the policy battle. And: Peter Grossman faces sharp questioning over asset moves as the Grossman hit-and-run trial enters its punitive phase. Plus: a federal judge strikes down Trump's one-hundred-thousand-dollar H-1B visa fee as an unlawful tax. And from the New York Times: OpenAI joins Anthropic and SpaceX in filing for an IPO.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Peter Grossman faces sharp questioning over family finances after fatal crash
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392079-peter-grossman-faces-sharp-questioning-over-family-finances-after-fatal-crash

9th Circuit opens misconduct probe of Judge Ryan Nelson
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392080-9th-circuit-opens-misconduct-probe-of-judge-ryan-nelson

State attorneys union tests CEQA in return-to-office fight
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392078-state-attorneys-union-tests-ceqa-in-return-to-office-fight

(Reuters) Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, US judge rules
https://www.reuters.com/world/trumps-100000-h-1b-visa-fee-is-unlawful-us-judge-rules-2026-06-08/

(NYT) OpenAI Files to Go Public as A.I. Companies Rush to Wall St.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/technology/openai-ipo.html