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Sep. 9, 2026

Less than 1: PM Edition, September 9



This evening on Less than 1: 9th Circuit Judge Tung makes his mark with pointed dissents, Nektar tells a jury Lilly's acquisition doomed their drug partnership, and a judge sets two new social media addiction trials for 2027. Also: a litigation finance disclosure rule in Louisiana expands the transparency push in U.S. courts, and Trump's proposed census overhaul would exclude some immigrants and remove questions on race.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

9th Circuit Judge Tung makes his mark with pointed dissents
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394320-9th-circuit-judge-tung-makes-his-mark-with-pointed-dissents

Nektar tells jury Lilly acquisition doomed drug partnership
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394319-nektar-tells-jury-lilly-acquisition-doomed-drug-partnership

Judge sets two new social media addiction trials for 2027
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394317-judge-sets-two-new-social-media-addiction-trials-for-2027

(Reuters) Litigation finance disclosure rule in Louisiana expands transparency push in U.S. courts
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/litigation-finance-disclosure-rule-louisiana-expands-transparency-push-us-courts-2026-09-09/

(NYT) Trump's census overhaul would exclude some immigrants and remove questions on race
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/us/politics/trump-census-immigrants-race.html

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