The decision is at: http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2001/06/28/microsoft_file/decision.pdf Background: http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=antitrust --- http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,28364,00.html WASHINGTON The federal appeals court Thursday reversed the breakup of Microsoft and has remanded the landmark antitrust case to a different trial judge. The development can be considered as a major victory for the embattled software maker. The appeals court ruled that U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson improperly conducted himself in the case, leaving himself open to the appearance he was biased against Microsoft. "We vacate the judgment on remedies, because the trial judge engaged in impermissible ex parte contacts by holding secret interviews with members of the media and made numerous offensive comments about Microsoft officials in public statements outside of the courtroom, giving rise to an appearance of partiality," the court said. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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