Less than 1: PM Edition, May 18

Tonight on Less than 1: the SEC scraps its 1972 "no-deny" settlement rule, Kirkland faces a disqualification bid over pre-suit talks with a prospective plaintiff, and a Skid Row voter-registration scheme draws federal charges — plus the death of O.J. Simpson trial witness Mark Fuhrman, a right-to-repair suit against John Deere, and the Trump administration's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. Stories mentioned in this episode: SEC ends decades-old 'gag rule' in settlements https://dailyjournal.com/articles/391585-sec-ends-decades-old-gag-rule-in-settlements Kirkland accused of conflict after pre-suit talks with prospective plaintiff https://dailyjournal.com/articles/391583-kirkland-accused-of-conflict-after-pre-suit-talks-with-prospective-plaintiff (NYT) Mark Fuhrman, Flawed Witness in O.J. Simpson Trial, Dies at 74 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/mark-fuhrman-dead.html?smid=url-share (WSJ) Right-to-Repair Advocates Are Taking On Deere Again—This Time in Construction https://www.wsj.com/business/right-to-repair-advocates-are-taking-on-deere-againthis-time-in-construction-a93aa654?mod=lead_feature_below_a_pos2 (NYT) Justice Dept. Creates $1.8 Billion Fund to Compensate ‘Victims of Lawfare’ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/politics/trump-irs-lawsuit.html (L.A. Times) Homeless people on Skid Row were paid to register to vote, feds charge https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-18/skid-row-voter-charges