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Oct. 8, 2026

Less than 1: AM Edition, October 8



This morning on Less than 1: an LA court tests a new approach to child custody disputes, a class action over a race-based kidney calculation reaches a summary judgment hearing, and Edison seeks to delay the first Eaton Fire bellwether trial. Also: three states invoke public nuisance law in new lawsuits over mailed abortion pills, and the Trump administration suspends Microsoft from a green card program.
Stories mentioned in this episode:
LA court tests new approach to child custody disputes
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/395103-la-court-tests-new-approach-to-child-custody-disputes
Cedars-Sinai, UNOS seek summary judgment in Black kidney patients' class action
Edison seeks to delay first Eaton Fire bellwether trial
(Reuters) US states label abortion drugs a 'public nuisance' in bid to curb access
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-states-label-abortion-drugs-public-nuisance-bid-curb-access-2026-10-08/
(The New York Times) Trump administration suspends Microsoft from green card program
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/microsoft-visas-green-cards.html

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