Less than 1: AM Edition, August 20

This morning on Less than 1: the California State Senate approves bills expanding courtroom media access and closing the "Epstein loophole," Prop. 45 opponents push back on the CEQA reform measure ahead of November, and a judge weighs an attorney-client privilege dispute in the states' Meta social media suit. Also: a new study finds a few expert lawyers dominate Supreme Court arguments, and a federal appeals court rejects the FDA's graphic cigarette warning rule.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

(The New York Times) A few expert lawyers dominate Supreme Court arguments, a new study finds
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/the-docket-supreme-court-lawyers.html

(Reuters) US appeals court rejects FDA rule needing 11 graphic warnings on cigarette packets
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-rejects-fda-rule-needing-11-graphic-warnings-cigarette-packets-2026-08-19/