Less than 1: PM Edition, September 18

This evening on Less than 1: remembering former California Supreme Court Justice Joyce Kennard, Gov. Newsom nominates five appellate justices, including two from his office, an Oakland judge tentatively designates the Moss Landing fire exposure suit as complex, and a jury finds a mortuary negligent in a botched infant burial while awarding no damages. Also: Newsom signs an executive order to explore new AI rules and consider a "kill switch," and Trump says he's banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Stories mentioned in this episode: Joyce L. Kennard, 1941 – 2026 https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394518-former-california-supreme-court-justice-joyce-kennard-dies-at-85 Governor nominates 5 appellate justices, 2 from his office https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394513-governor-nominates-5-appellate-justices-2-from-his-office Oakland judge tentatively designates Moss Landing fire exposure suit as complex https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394520-oakland-judge-tentatively-designates-moss-landing-fire-exposure-suit-as-complex Jury finds mortuary negligent in botched infant burial, awards no damages https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394519-jury-finds-mortuary-negligent-in-botched-infant-burial-awards-no-damages (Politico) Newsom signs executive order to explore new AI rules, consider 'kill switch' https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/18/newsom-california-executive-order-ai-01083826 (Reuters) Trump says he is banning media outlets CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-bans-media-outlets-cnn-msnow-politico-white-house-2026-09-18/