Document Review

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.04.16

* "I'd hope they'd see reason but I wouldn't bet the family farm on it." Senate Republicans may be stomping their feet about confirming one of President Obama's Supreme Court nominees, but it may behoove them to do it now before Hillary Clinton takes office with a Democrat-controlled Senate. [Common Sense / New York Times] * Sincere congratulations to Damaris Hernández, who recently achieved a seemingly impossible feat at her Bigfirm. The 36-year-old attorney is the first Latina to become a partner at Cravath Swaine & Moore. She joins the 46 other Hispanic women who are partners at just a few of America's largest law firms. [DealBook / New York Times] * Lawmakers from the Garden State have demanded that Gibson Dunn and digital forensics firm Stroz Friedberg repay $2.8 million in legal fees in the Bridgegate case, the bulk of which were e-discovery charges to the tune of $2.3 million. Welcome to the absurdity that is document review, New Jersey! [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] * It looks like Apple isn't the only tech company that's dueling with the DOJ right now. Since "[t]he interest in secrecy does not last forever," Twitter is mounting a First Amendment case against the Feds over its ability to publicly release data that allegedly contains details related to the government's terrorism investigations. [WSJ Law Blog] * The 10 customers who filed a class-action lawsuit against Subway over the sub shop's less-than foot-long footlong sandwiches will only be able to afford 100 $5 footlongs each, because the lawyers on the case are walking away with $520,000 out of $525,000 settlement dollars -- that's 99 percent of the settlement. Fair? [Dayton Daily News]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 02.23.16

* On the first day of oral arguments since Justice Scalia passed, it looks like Justice Sotomayor is stepping up to take up the snark-mantle. [Slate] * How have the Supreme Court justices avoided the cognitive decline of so many of their peers? [The Atlantic] * Here's how to use your fear of failure to create a noteworthy career in the law. [Katz Justice] * A collection of memorable Scalia quotes. Dissents just won't be the same without him. [Bloomberg / BNA] * New York City Public Advocate Letitia James is taking a close look at a Brooklyn Administrative judge to gauge the impact of foreclosures on communities of color. [Wise Law] * The latest filing by DraftKings in its bid to stay in business in New York sets out all the reasons daily fantasy leagues are different than mahjong. [Courthouse News Service] * The legal robots are here, and they want your jobs. Meet the man behind the startup. [CodeX] * NYU students, come see David Lat talk tomorrow about love, law and clerkships (with Professor Barry Friedman and Judge Alison Nathan). [NYU Law]

By Kathryn Rubino