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Jun. 17, 2026

Less than 1: AM Edition, June 17



This morning on Less than 1: a San Bruno explosion victim testifies she was kept in the dark about her family's $28 million settlement -- plus Tyra Banks' defamation suit against Netflix tests the limits of documentary storytelling, and California's judicial ethics committee seeks public comment on a spouse-as-counsel appointment question. Also: legal experts say Texas law would make it nearly impossible to block a SpaceX-Tesla merger, and a new study finds clerkship stacking is curtailing opportunities for law grads.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

San Bruno victim testifies she was kept in dark about $28M settlement
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392230-san-bruno-victim-testifies-she-was-kept-in-dark-about-28m-settlement

(NYT) Musk's Next Move May Be a Megamerger of SpaceX and Tesla
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/business/spacex-tesla-merger-elon-musk.html

(Reuters) Study finds law grads are 'stacking' judicial clerkships, curtailing opportunities for others
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/study-finds-law-grads-are-stacking-judicial-clerkships-curtailing-opportunities-2026-06-16/

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