Less than .1: PM Edition, October 26

This evening on Less than .1: Three Division III athletes sue the NCAA over its ban on athletic scholarships; a Los Angeles judge rules the Dominguez Channel odor litigation qualifies for an ongoing exception to California’s five-year trial deadline; Los Angeles County wins summary judgment in a deputy public defender’s discrimination suit; a jury awards about $500,000 to a fan who fell outside Dodger Stadium; and a divided 9th Circuit dismisses the Justice Department’s appeal in its bid to set aside ballots from 20,000 California voters. Also: Anthropic’s IPO filing names its law firms and flags AI legal risks, and federal prosecutors bring new charges against former FBI Director James B. Comey. Stories mentioned in this episode: Division III athletes sue NCAA over ban on athletic scholarships https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/395651-division-iii-athletes-sue-ncaa-over-ban-on-athletic-scholarships Judge shields 13,000 Dominguez Channel plaintiffs from five-year trial deadline https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/395648-judge-shields-13-000-dominguez-channel-plaintiffs-from-five-year-trial-deadline Judge rejects discrimination claims against LA County public defender’s office https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/395650-judge-rejects-discrimination-claims-against-la-county-public-defender-s-office Jury awards $500K in Dodger Stadium fall despite staging allegations https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/395601-jury-awards-500k-in-dodger-stadium-fall-despite-staging-allegations Divided 9th Circuit rebuffs DOJ bid to set aside 20,000 ballots https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/395655-divided-9th-circuit-rebuffs-doj-bid-to-set-aside-20-000-ballots (Reuters) Anthropic taps law firms for IPO, flags AI legal risks in filing https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/anthropic-rewards-firms-with-ipo-roles-it-eyes-future-legal-risks-2026-10-26/ (The New York Times) Justice Dept. brings new charges against Comey over alleged 2016 leak https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/us/politics/james-comey-charges-doj.html