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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

FLYNN FIGHT – The D.C. Circuit has directed the judge presiding over the case of Michael Flynn to respond to the former Trump national security adviser's petition for a quick dismissal of his criminal prosecution. C. Ryan Barber reports that the appeals court set a June 1 deadline for Judge Emmet Sullivan to respond to Flynn's challenge to his refusal to readily grant the DOJ's move to dismiss the case, which accuses Flynn of  lying to the FBI about his communications with a Russian ambassador.

BILLS – President Trump's reelection campaign shelled out more than $500,000 on legal fees last month, spending half of it on boutique firm Harder LLP, which is suing media companies on his behalf. As C. Ryan Barber reports, the campaign spent almost $200,000 on Jones Day, the firm of former White House counsel Donald McGahn. The campaign also directed about $6,500 to Consovoy McCarthy, a firm that has defended the president in lawsuits seeking access to his financial records.

OUT - The embattled chief legal officer of U.S. Soccer Federation, Lydia Wahlke, has resigned amid outcry over a court filing that asserted players on the U.S. Women's National Team were less skilled than male players. As Phillip Bantz reports, Wahlke, who was suspended in March, joined the Federation in 2017 after more than seven years as an attorney for the Chicago Cubs, rising to GC and vice president. She began her career as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis.

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EDITOR'S PICKS

Corporate Legal Departments May Have to Spend While They Still Can

CLOC Appoints Betsi Roach as Organization's New Executive Director

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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

CAUTIOUS – Uría Menéndez, a major law firm in Spain, is testing all of its people for COVID-19 as a preliminary step before the return to its offices. Varsha Patel reports that the results will influence any of the firm's reopening decisions. The firm said the preference is for its people to continue with remote working for now.

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WHAT YOU SAID

"You're meeting everyone through Zoom. You've got the Brady Bunch thing going on. I was able to get across my energy, my personality, and passion for the school."

— Benjamin Spencer, incoming dean at William & Mary law school, who interviewed and accepted the job virtually.

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