Above the Law

If you're new at the in-house game or you haven’t had the chance to roll your eyes today, here are a couple of real-life examples from Kay Thrace's inbox.

It turns out you can't turn running a public school over to the Federalist Society without consequences.

* The New York Times has a list of the questions Mueller would like to ask Trump. Why are we hearing about it? Methinks the "he's exceeding his mandate" noise is about to ramp up. Either that or the New York Times scored a coup with their RudyGiuliani_69@aol.com account. [NY Times]

* California Supreme Court opts for employee classification standard that critics claim could ruin the gig economy. That... sounds like a good thing. Happy May Day! [Law.com]

* Cleary is getting slapped with a harassment suit arising from conduct between two Williams Lea employees. What does Cleary have to do with this? Well, the employees work at Cleary, use Cleary equipment, and are directly controlled by Cleary. It's the common law "walks like a duck" doctrine. [Law360]

* Bush ethics lawyer Richard Painter is running for Senate in Minnesota as a Democrat because we've reached the point where even the W era is renouncing the GOP. [CNN]

* The lawyer social event of the season is upon us, and it's called the Sprint/T-Mobile merger. At least a dozen firms are getting in on this fray. [American Lawyer]

* Justice Sotomayor will get "reverse shoulder replacement surgery" which... sounds like the wrong direction. [National Law Journal]

* DACA fight looks like it's heading for the Second Circuit. [Courthouse News Service]

* DA candidate in Maine suspended from practicing law over sexual assault allegations brought by a former client who was living in the candidate's house. [Sun Journal]

PAUL HASTINGS WANTS A COOKIE: They want more applause for treating women, you know, basically equally sometimes. BILL COSBY IS GOING TO APPEAL: And it's going to suck. MoFo Is Being Sued Discriminating Against Pregnant Women: See how bad it is to be a man? Even when you chivalrously prevent new mothers from getting promoted, they still want to sue you. STORMY DANIELS SUES THE PRESIDENT FOR DEFAMATION: Trump really thinks he can say anything he wants, to anybody, at any time. He really, legally, cannot. THIS KID GOT BENCHSLAPPED SO HARD THAT I FELT BAD FOR THE KID: A federal judge went to town on a 2L pro se litigant. Deservedly so. But it went on so long I ended up feeling bad for the kid.