Mortgage Foreclosures

Just how much villainy can one bank get into?

* 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]

Attorney S.D. Thames attempts a Herculean task: make real estate (such as mortgages, escrow, and yes, foreclosure) actually interesting.

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Remember the two Skadden partners who got hit with a big benchslap, an order to show cause why they shouldn't be sanctioned? What punishment did they get from the court?

Responding to a big-time benchslap by a federal judge, a high-profile Skadden partner issues a giant mea culpa.

A law firm gets a dubious FIRST from a new government enforcement agency.

Collection agency wants a lawyer who can sign his name and nothing more...