Less than 1: AM Edition, July 14

This morning on Less than 1: a judge disqualifies Quinn Emanuel from representing CREXi in its copyright fight with CoStar, a judge bars Snap's expert report but allows late data ahead of the social media addiction trial, and the Judicial Council weighs a budget overhaul with a $3.2 billion trial court allocation. Also: the DMV forces 11,000 drivers to retake their test over cheating concerns, state lawmakers push back on the new film tax credit cap, Justice Barrett testifies that "the threat level is really high," and the Trump administration drops its bid to cut Medicare and Medicaid funding over transgender care. Stories mentioned in this episode: Judge disqualifies Quinn Emanuel from representing CREXi in CoStar copyright fight https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392958-judge-disqualifies-quinn-emanuel-from-representing-crexi-in-costar-copyright-fight (SF Chronicle) DMV says cheating concerns prompted decision to force 11,000 drivers to retake test https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/california-dmv-cheating-tests-22344010.php (LA Times) State lawmakers cry foul over new cap placed on film tax credits https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-07-12/state-legislators-push-exemption-film-tv-tax-credit-program (CNBC) Supreme Court Justice Barrett says ‘the threat level is really high’ in budget testimony https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/14/supreme-court-budget-congress-kagan-barrett.html (NPR) Trump's HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5888586/transgender-gender-affirming-care-medicare-medicaid-hhs