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Sep. 23, 2026

Less than 1: PM Edition, September 23



This evening on Less than 1: the 6th District upholds Santa Clara County's emergency declaration for its sales tax, Los Angeles takes a separate path in the nationwide fire truck antitrust fight, Apple licensing agreements surface after two patent trials and undo a $5.6 million judgment, and a judge tells attorneys to avoid attacks in ChatGPT liability cases. Also: law firm Seyfarth says a breach exposed client documents, and a judge appears skeptical of Trump's ban on three media outlets.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

6th District upholds Santa Clara County's emergency declaration for sales tax
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394623-6th-district-upholds-santa-clara-county-s-emergency-declaration-for-sales-tax

LA takes separate path in nationwide fire truck antitrust fight
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394619-la-takes-separate-path-in-nationwide-fire-truck-antitrust-fight

Apple agreements surface after two patent trials, undoing $5.6M judgment
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394621-apple-agreements-surface-after-two-patent-trials-undoing-5-6m-judgment

Judge tells attorneys to avoid attacks in ChatGPT liability cases
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394622-judge-tells-attorneys-to-avoid-attacks-in-chatgpt-liability-cases

(Reuters) Law firm Seyfarth says breach exposed client documents
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/law-firm-seyfarth-says-breach-exposed-client-documents-2026-09-23/

(NYT) Judge appears skeptical of Trump's ban on 3 media outlets
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/23/business/trump-cnn-politico-msnow-ban-hearing

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