Word: circuitous
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...court of appeals reversed a lower court's rejection of Microsoft's antitrust settlement with the Justice Department. District Judge Stanley Sporkin perceived Microsoft as ruthless and rejected the settlement as insufficiently punitive; the circuit court disqualified him from further presiding over the case and recommended that the next judge on the case approve the agreement...
...that reviewed the trial transcript commented that this oversight alone could have meant the difference between conviction and acquittal. Macias' trial lawyer contends that the lack of money was not a factor, noting he devoted eight months to the case, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit disagreed. "The state paid defense counsel $11.84 an hour," the court noted. "Unfortunately, the justice system got only what it paid...
Microsoft Corp. won a major legal victory today when a federal appeals court reinstated a favorable 1994 Justice Department settlement of an antitrust case against the firm. The settlement had been rejected in February by federal judge Stanley Sporkin. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit also rebuked Sporkin for exceeding his authority. Sporkin's controversial ruling broadly condemned Microsoft's tactics as "monopolistic" and drew Justice Department fire as "an invitation to anarchy in the enforcement of antitrust law." Now, Microsoft is back where it was a year ago: "They dodged the bullet," saysTIME...
...very confident of my chances," Van Leeuwen says of the possibility of an Olympic spot. "I've fenced a lot of the competitors on the collegiate circuit. I've beaten most of them...
Splitting her time at third and fourth singles, freshman Gabriela Hricko made her mark on the Ivy circuit, going undefeated at both positions. Her powerful serve also paid dividends at third doubles, where she and fellow freshman Julia Kim teamed up for an 11-6 record overall...