Elon Musk is using his new quasi-official role with the federal government to threaten to preempt Delaware law with federal corporate governance standards, if the Delaware Supreme Court does not restore his Tesla pay package.

And another thing, on this week’s Shareholder Primacy podcast, Mike Levin talks with Matt Moscardi of Free Float Analytics about what shareholders should and do look for in director candidates, and how to use advanced data and modeling to identify good and bad directors. Available on Spotify, Apple, and Youtube.