Less than 1: AM Edition, July 16

This morning on Less than 1: LA County seeks to share confidential DTLA Law Group records with the State Bar, a judge weighs a $75 million Northrop Grumman groundwater settlement, and Epic and Google seek a modified injunction in their Android antitrust case. Also: a federal judge relates the challenges to the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, bond denials grow sharply under Trump, Ohio moves to limit the ABA's role in lawyer admissions, IRS tax liens are on the rise, and New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium. Stories mentioned in this episode: Federal judge relates challenges to Paramount-Warner Bros merger https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392979-federal-judge-relates-challenges-to-paramount-warner-bros-merger (LAist) 'Deportation machine' or long-overdue enforcement? Bond denials grow sharply under Trump https://laist.com/news/adelanto-immigration-bond-denials-2026 (Reuters) State bar, FTC back Ohio proposal to limit ABA role in lawyer admissions https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/state-bar-ftc-back-ohio-proposal-limit-aba-role-lawyer-admissions-2026-07-15/ (CNBC) IRS tax liens can be a ‘kiss of death,’ consumer advocate says — and they’re on the rise https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/16/irs-tax-liens-increasing.html (Reuters) New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium https://www.reuters.com/world/new-york-becomes-first-state-impose-data-center-moratorium-2026-07-14/