Jared Fogle

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.17.17

* If you were wondering how the tax bill would screw over attorneys, here it is. [Law360] * Neil Gorsuch appeared at the Federalist Society dinner and made jokes about the "frozen trucker" case because a lifetime appointment means never having to say you're sorry. [National Law Journal] * Jared Fogle tried the old "sovereign citizen" trick. Unfortunately for him, admiralty courts have jurisdiction over subs. [ABA Journal] * Does the media's prophylactic use of "allegedly" to avoid libel contribute to a culture that dismisses women's stories of harassment? An interesting Al Franken-inspired case study. [Washington Post] * Don't kill Section 230 just because some websites don't take the time to manage their trolls. [Slate] * Robert Hays secured a fifth term as chair of King & Spalding. Woe to those who oppose his glorious reign. Dilly dilly. [American Lawyer] * The Washington Supreme Court has finally ruled that former Skadden Fellow Tarra Simmons can take the bar exam. [KING5] * When you're paying $160 million in bribes, you're doing something wrong. [Law360]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.10.16

* Oh please, like you really care about any news other than the firms that have raised their salaries. Here's the roster of movement news from yesterday: Keker Van Nest, Greenberg Gross, Willkie Farr, Gunderson Dettmer, Vinson & Elkins, Latham & Watkins, Clifford Chance, Sidley Austin, Munger Tolles, Proskauer Rose, O'Melveny & Myers, McKool Smith, and Fenwick & West. If you’re ever worried that you’ve missed any of our coverage, check out our omnibus 2016 salary page where we collect all of these stories. [2016 Salary Increase / Above the Law] * Per Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp, Biglaw firms are "operating in a period of unprecedented turbulence and instability." He further cited the gap between elite firms and second-tier firms, warning that "[m]any firms have lost their footing." Hmm, maybe that's why some associates haven't heard about their raises yet... [Big Law Business] * In a 6-2 decision, SCOTUS ruled that Puerto Rico isn't a separate sovereign for the purposes of double jeopardy in criminal prosecutions. Justice Elena Kagan, writing for the majority, noted that "the oldest roots of Puerto Rico's power to prosecute lie in federal soil," so its authority comes from Congress, not its citizens. [WSJ Law Blog] * "I merely bade a bad decision, trying to be a good father." An Alabama judge has held an attorney in contempt and fined him $4,000 for showing up so late to his client's murder trial that he was forced to dismiss the jury. The attorney was late to court because he has to drop his daughter off at summer camp. [Monticello Live] * Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle, who was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for charges related to child pornography and sex with minors, had his sentence affirmed on appeal by the Seventh Circuit. He claimed that he'd been sentenced inappropriately for his crimes. Poor Jared will remain behind bars to get his footlongs. [USA Today]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.20.15

* Jared Fogle, Subway's former spokesman, pleaded guilty to federal charges related to sex with minors and child pornography, and was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison. His creative defense? Losing weight on the Subway diet made him choose to erm... "eat fresh." Yuck. [Washington Post] * Biglaw firms have been announcing their new partnership classes over the past few weeks, and it goes without saying that the vast majority of new partners attended highly ranked law schools. Take a wild guess at which school was the most represented. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] * Per the latest report from the NALP, women and African-Americans continue to falter in their career progress at Biglaw firms. James Leipold says it's "troubling" that the numbers are "reversing course." We couldn't agree more. [DealBook / New York Times] * UnitedHealth recently announced that it expects to suffer in terms of its insurance sales under the Affordable Care Act, and has gone so far as to threaten that it may pull out of the exchange. Here are five things you need to know about that. [WSJ Law Blog] * One of the members of Survivor filed a copyright infringement suit against Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign after the song "Eye of the Tiger" was played during a rally held for Kentucky clerk Kim Davis. Now it's stuck in your head. Welcome! [Reuters]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.19.15

* This is a footlong you definitely don't want (but it's probably much more like a six-incher if he's lucky). Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle is expected to plead guilty to child-pornography charges. We can't wait to see what his plea deal with authorities actually entails. [CNN] * Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's lawyers filed a brief in favor of their client getting a new trial because his attack on the Boston Marathon apparently wasn't a "crime of violence" within the meaning of the law he was sentenced under at trial. [WSJ Law Blog] * “To achieve those solutions, wouldn’t it help if you had a free press?” Justice Ginsburg's travels recently took her to Vietnam, where she spoke to a packed house about the country's need for greater freedom of press to promote social justice. [Voice of America] * Here's a little-known fact about Biglaw: many of its most well-known partners were "White House rejects." For example, Willkie Farr, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Bracewell & Giuliani, and Davis Polk are all named after failed presidential candidates. [Am Law Daily] * A New Mexico criminal defense attorney charged with a slew of criminal offenses is representing himself in a trial having to do with his shooting of a man outside his office. His best defense thus far? The man was a "methed-out lunatic." [Albuquerque Journal]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.07.15

* Police raided the home of Subway's Jared Fogle. The media presumes the raid is linked to the ongoing investigation into a colleague of Fogle's who may have aspired to introduce kids to his $5 footlong. [CNN] * Sex addiction is not a defense at your disciplinary hearing. [Legal Profession Blog] * Donald Trump sued Scotland. Apparently Prima Nocta hasn't existed since Braveheart. [Lowering the Bar] * An ode to Partner Emeritus. [What About Clients?] * A legal secretary is suing Winston & Strawn pro se for discrimination. That should work well. [Cook County Record] * If you're attending the ABA Annual Meeting in a few weeks, swing by and see Lat, Judge Posner, Laura Caldwell, William Landay, and Talmage Boston talk about writing and the law. [American Bar Association] * Defendant farts in open court. You'll entirely believe what happens next. [The Lad Bible]

By Joe Patrice