Morning Docket: 03.09.17

* S&C may be Trump's second favorite law firm, but don't count your chickens on SEC nominee Jay Clayton yet -- the Office of Government and Ethics has flagged some potential conflicts of interest. [Law360] * Law schools often discriminate against women by undercompensating positions that skew female. Sure this is important, but is it as egregious an act of discrimination as not valuing originalist scholarship? [Law.com] * Three firms admit to overbilling for temp and staff attorneys. [Am Law Daily] * Ninth Circuit says Dodd-Frank provides broad whistleblower protection, which sets up an intriguing circuit split for the roughly three weeks Dodd-Frank remains a law. [National Law Journal] * Key cybertrends of 2017. [Legaltech News] * Fried Frank has its best year ever while the rest of you experienced 2016 as a runaway train of sadness. [Am Law Daily] * Robot lawyer assisting refugees, making it official that even cyborgs have more of a heart than some politicians. [BBC News]