Good morning. As the landmark Meta trial kicks off, let’s take a look at the strategy behind 29 states uniting as one. Plus, California will ask a federal judge to block the EPA from sending its landmark vehicle emission rules to Congress for potential repeal; xAI will urge a federal judge to halt Minnesota's ban on AI “nudification”; and a roundup of five things to know about the crypto rulemaking fight. We made it to Wednesday. Let’s walk into mid-week with the confidence of a galaxy that ate its smaller neighbor and never looked back.