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http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,45443,00.html Is Gates Supremely Confident? By Declan McCullagh (declan@wired.com) 2:00 a.m. July 21, 2001 PDT WASHINGTON -- Microsoft said on Friday that it might appeal an appeals court decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. In June, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit halted the breakup of Microsoft and sent the case back to a different judge -- but ruled unanimously that Microsoft had violated antitrust laws. That left Microsoft with two obvious choices: Accept the partial defeat and focus on persuading a new judge not to levy harsh penalties, or continue with its appeals. If Friday's filing is any indication, Microsoft is hoping the nation's highest court will see things more favorably. Microsoft says: "With the benefit of this court's narrowing and focusing of the issues, the Supreme Court may well undertake a review of one or more questions presented by the case now." [...] *********** Index of legal documents filed this week: http://ecfp.cadc.uscourts.gov/ *********** DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-AT FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2001 (202) 514-2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF LEAD COUNSEL FOR MICROSOFT CASE WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice announced today that Philip S. Beck will be named lead trial counsel for the Microsoft case. Beck will join the Antitrust Division's staff, including M.J. Moltenbrey, a senior official, and Phillip R. Malone, the senior trial attorney who has been leading the Division's career staff in its successful prosecution of the case to this point. Beck, a founding partner at Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, will be retained by the Department beginning Monday, July 23. "Phil Beck is an extraordinarily talented and highly regarded trial attorney," said Charles A. James, Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust. "His extensive litigation experience and ability to deal with complex issues make him a perfect choice to lead the litigation team as the case moves back to the District Court for further proceedings as ordered by the Court of Appeals." ### ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------