Less than 1: AM Edition, May 8

On Less than 1 this morning: an appellate court greenlights Palisades Fire claims against the city and state, a Nebraska-led coalition asks a federal judge to hold California in contempt over zero-emission truck rules, and we tease tonight's feature on California's "discovery warfare" — plus the Ninth Circuit narrows immunity for Chapter 7 trustees, ABC accuses the FCC of First Amendment overreach, a Fresno court finds Brown Act violations, and the Virginia Supreme Court tosses Democrats' redrawn US House maps. (NYT) ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/business/media/abc-fcc-first-amendment-the-view.html (ACLU of Northern California) Court Rules Fresno City Council Violated Open Meetings Law By Conducting Budget Deliberations in Secret https://www.aclunorcal.org/press-releases/court-rules-fresno-city-council-violated-open-meetings-law-by-conducting-budget-deliberations-in-secret/ (AP News) Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-virginia-congress-democrats-republicans-12a31037f3c9a94d3cb9fbcaaf84d94f