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Jun. 25, 2026

Less than 1: PM Edition, June 25



This evening on Less than 1: a judge denies the DA's bid to pause $4 billion in juvenile abuse settlement payouts, a federal judge limits California's call-recording law to traditional phones, and Judge Chhabria picks Bursor and Edelson to lead Flock license plate reader privacy litigation. Also: the California Legislature unanimously passes SB 623 to avert the Uber-attorney ballot fight, and a judge allows a Metro bus project to proceed without bike lanes for now.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Judge denies DA's bid to pause $4B abuse settlement payouts
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392456-judge-denies-da-s-bid-to-pause-4b-abuse-settlement-payouts

Federal judge limits California call-recording law to traditional phones
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392452-federal-judge-limits-california-call-recording-law-to-traditional-phones

Judge picks Bursor, Edelson to lead Flock privacy litigation
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392455-judge-picks-bursor-edelson-to-lead-flock-privacy-litigation

Legislature approves bill to avert Uber-attorney ballot fight
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392435-legislature-approves-bill-to-avert-uber-attorney-ballot-fight

(LAist) HLA lawsuit
https://laist.com/brief/news/transportation/vermont-transit-corridor-measure-hla

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