Document Review

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.04.19

* During an interview on “Face the Nation,” President Donald Trump was wishy-washy as to whether he’d be comfortable with special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report being released to the public, saying, “I don’t know. It depends. I have no idea what it’s going to say.” He was really comfortable saying it was time to “get rid” of the probe, though. [New York Times] * Speaking of the special counsel’s Russia inquiry, a former federal prosecutor predicts that Mueller will indict Donald Trump Jr. to get leverage over his father. After all, “[w]e’ve seen Mueller use people’s kids to get to folks in the past.” Will his son’s actions be President Trump’s undoing? [Newsweek] * Here’s a headline we bet you thought you’d never see: “Justice Alito Temporarily Blocks a Louisiana Abortion Law.” The sad part here is that this case may place a burden women’s abortion rights if the full Court hears it. [New York Times] * “I can’t do this for the rest of my life. I can’t sit in a room and look at documents. I won’t get into what that is, but it’s deadly. Deadly. Document production.” Doc review might have been “deadly” in Michelle Obama’s day, but has it improved? [American Lawyer] * Remember Bruce Reilly, the convicted murderer who went on to become a student at Tulane Law? He’s since graduated, and while he’d like to take the bar exam to practice as a lawyer, he doesn’t think he’ll be able to overcome his character and fitness issues. [New York Times] * Earth’s finest lawsuit? The #FijiWaterGirl (aka Kelleth Cuthberg née Kelly Steinbach), the model who inadvertently photobombed celebrities on the red carpet during the Golden Globes, has filed suit against Fiji Water for allegedly using her likeness to promote its brand without her permission. [CBS News]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.24.17

* If you get hurt by a tree in New York City, who is going to pay your medical bills? [Cityland] * I don't care what anyone says, 100% Law & Order got me through Evidence. [Law and More] * Now there's a lawsuit to eliminate this shocking program. [SCOT Blog] * Can you sell used MP3 files? (Legally, I mean.) [Copyright Alliance] * Speaking of judges using their position to make changes... [Slate] * Building meaningful mentoring relationships. [Legal Executive Institute] * What are the best practices when conducting a multilingual document review? [United Language Group] * This crazy story keeps getting more interesting. [Huffington Post] * What tools do you use to stop overthinking? [Corporette]

By Kathryn Rubino