FC: MS to Supremes: Judge Jackson's bias should give us new trial

[Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>]

Microsoft's legal filings:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/trial/appeals/08-07petition.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/trial/appeals/08-07stay.asp

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http://www.wired.com/news/antitrust/0,1551,45914,00.html

    MS Plea: Judge Judge's Character
    By Declan McCullagh (declan@wired.com)
    2:00 a.m. Aug. 8, 2001 PDT

    WASHINGTON -- U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson once was
    Microsoft's most prominent critic.

    Now, after enduring four years of public insults and hostile court
    rulings from the judge, Microsoft has found Jackson to be surprisingly
    useful.

    [...]

    Microsoft attorneys told the justices that Jackson's off-the-record
    chats were so "egregious" that not only should Jackson's breakup order
    be tossed in the trash, but their client needs a new trial with a
    replacement judge.

    "It is difficult to imagine a civil case that will leave a more
    indelible mark on the public's perception of the administration of
    justice than this case," Microsoft said in its petition for a writ of
    certiorari. "The threat that the judge's misconduct poses to the
    public's perception of judges and the process of judging is palpable."

    [...]




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