Less than 1: AM Edition, July 8

This morning on Less than 1: the DOJ intervenes in California's clean trucks case calling the state's enforcement bid a "stunning act of defiance," a wedding dress shop owner sues OpenAI over ChatGPT business advice, and a former Alignment Healthcare executive alleges accounting irregularities and retaliation. Also: the ABA seeks White House records tied to Trump's law firm executive orders, LA County moves toward giving affordable housing groups first crack at apartment sales, and a New Jersey bill would mandate multiple sensors for autonomous vehicles -- effectively blocking Tesla.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

(Reuters) ABA seeks White House records tied to Trump's law-firm executive orders
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/aba-seeks-white-house-records-tied-trumps-law-firm-executive-orders-2026-07-08/

(LAist) LA County wants to put affordable housing groups first in line to buy apartment buildings
https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-county-board-supervisors-community-opportunity-to-purchase-act-vote-apartment-building-sales-renters-landlords

(The Verge) The robotaxi law that could ban Tesla
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/962309/new-jersey-robotaxi-bill-lidar-tesla