Less than 1: AM Edition, September 21

This morning on Less than 1: Boutrous leads a media challenge to Trump's White House press ban, Paramount and states reach a settlement over the Warner Bros. merger, Newsom signs dozens of bills while vetoing a habeas corpus expansion, and a judge tentatively rejects the DOJ's bid to vacate a TikTok-related consent order. In our new law spotlight: how a new California law restricts corporate litigation funders. Also: U.S. law schools grapple with AI through new device bans and coursework requirements.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Boutrous leads media challenge to Trump's White House press ban
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/394539-boutrous-leads-media-challenge-to-trump-s-white-house-press-ban

Paramount, states reach settlement over Warner Bros. merger
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/394537-paramount-states-reach-settlement-over-warner-bros-merger

(Reuters) From laptop bans to new tech courses, US law schools grapple with AI
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/laptop-bans-new-tech-courses-us-law-schools-grapple-with-ai-2026-09-21/