Less than 1: AM Edition, August 6

This morning on Less than 1: Teamsters California sues the DMV over new autonomous commercial truck rules, and a divided 9th Circuit rejects EPA's San Joaquin Valley air pollution plan, with a dissent warning of "regulatory freefall." Also: the FCC ends its 39% local TV station ownership cap, and the 4th Circuit rules Virginia vanity plates are private speech in a First Amendment case.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

9th Circuit rejects EPA's San Joaquin Valley air pollution plan, dissent warns of 'regulatory freefall'
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393498-9th-circuit-rejects-epa-s-san-joaquin-valley-air-pollution-plan-dissent-warns-of-regulatory-freefall

(CNBC) FCC ends 39% local TV station ownership cap
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/06/fcc-ends-39percent-local-tv-station-ownership-cap.html

(The New York Times) Edgy vanity plates test limits of free speech
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/the-docket-vanity-plates-speech.html