Less than 1: PM Edition, June 23

This evening on Less than 1: the Supreme Court bars a Falun Gong lawsuit against Cisco under the Alien Tort Statute — plus YouTube settles before the second social media addiction bellwether trial, the 9th Circuit blocks key parts of California's school gender identity law, and Uber and trial attorneys advance a compromise bill to avoid a November ballot fight. Also: Southern California law enforcement turns to drones to crack down on illegal fireworks, and the CFTC sues its first Republican-led state over prediction market regulation. Stories mentioned in this episode: Supreme Court bars Falun Gong suit against Cisco under Alien Tort Statute https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392387-supreme-court-bars-falun-gong-suit-against-cisco-under-alien-tort-statute YouTube settles before second social media addiction bellwether trial https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392387-supreme-court-bars-falun-gong-suit-against-cisco-under-alien-tort-statute 9th Circuit blocks parts of California school gender identity law https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392394-9th-circuit-blocks-parts-of-california-school-gender-identity-law Uber, trial attorneys advance bill to avoid ballot fight https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392389-uber-trial-attorneys-advance-bill-to-avoid-ballot-fight CFTC sues Kentucky over actions against prediction markets, making it first red state to face federal scrutiny https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/23/cftc-sues-kentucky-over-actions-against-prediction-markets.html Drones will be used to crack down on illegal fireworks this Fourth of July https://laist.com/news/politics/drones-will-be-used-to-crack-down-on-illegal-fireworks-this-4th-of-july