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Article: Microsoft appeal sent to Supreme Court
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 21, 2000
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Microsoft appeal sent to Supreme Court
Associated Press
Wednesday, June 21, 2000
Washington -- A federal judge sided with the government Tuesday
and sent Microsoft's appeal of an order breaking it up directly to
the Supreme Court, saying a quick resolution of the landmark legal
battle was of "general public importance."
But U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson also gave
Microsoft a victory, delaying the implementation of all sanctions he
imposed against the software giant pending an appeal.
Jackson, in a June 7 ruling, ordered that Microsoft be broken into
two companies, but he stayed that order pending all appeals. His
certification Tuesday postponed the other significant portion of ...