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Article: Supreme Court Review -- Justice Department Argues Against Microsoft Appeal
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
- Article date:
- September 1, 2001
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WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Friday urged the Supreme
Court to reject an appeal by Microsoft, saying there should be no
further delay in imposing punishment on the computer software giant
for monopolistic practices.
The software manufacturer argues that the case is ripe for the
high court's review, "but Microsoft offers no satisfactory
explanation of why that is so," states the Justice Department
filing.
The case is before U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly,
who will determine what punishment Microsoft should face.
The federal appeals court in the District of Columbia agreed with
the District Court's finding that Microsoft engaged in an unlawful
course of conduct to ...