[Am-info] This IS BAD!

[John Poltorak]

On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 01:45:12PM -0500, Fred A. Miller wrote:
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> Court denies news outlets access to Microsoft case depositions
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> The public does not have the right to attend depositions in the ongoing
> antitrust fight between nine states and Microsoft Corp., a U.S. District
> Court judge has ruled. The decision represents a victory for Microsoft.

What is the justification for this?

ISTR that 'justice has not only to be done but also to be seen to be 
done'...

It's one of the hallmarks of a democracy.

I can't help feeling that the western world is becoming a corporate 
dictatorship where large corporates can ride roughshod over the interests 
of ordinary citizens.

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> Fred A. Miller
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> Cornell Univ. Press Services
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John