Judge Approves Microsoft Settlement
Legal and technology experts discuss the Microsoft decision. (11/1/02)

Update: A federal judge on Friday approved most of a settlement the Justice Department reached with Microsoft Corp., ruling against a coalition of nine states and the District of Columbia who argued the terms of the deal were too lenient. (11/1/02)

Document: The full text of Judge Kollar-Kotelly's ruling. (11/1/02) [Requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. 73KB File.]

Microsoft's Dismissal Motion Denied
Update: U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Wednesday refused to throw out an antitrust suit nine states filed against Microsoft.

Microsoft had requested the case be dismissed, arguing states could not prove the software giant harmed citizens through anti-competitive business methods. The technology giant also claimed states do not have the right to seek massive penalties for any damages.

Before ruling, Judge Kollar-Kotelly sought advice from legal representatives from 25 other states and federal lawyers, who agreed the states had the right to sue.

But the Justice Department, which handed down a more lenient settlement last year, was opposed to approving the states' bid to bring harsh penalties against the software company.

Kollar-Kotelly has yet to decide on whether to grant in favor of the states' request for strict penalties, or maintain the Justice Department's settlement. The states nevertheless retained the right to sue the software giant. (6/12/02)

Microsoft Proposes Class-Action Settlement
Update: Lawyers for Microsoft say the software giant will give over $1 billion in cash and computer services to 12,500 of the nation's poorest schools to settle a series of private antitrust lawsuits. (11/21/01)

States Split on Microsoft Deal
Update: Nine of the 18 states that sued software giant Microsoft have agreed to support a Justice Dept. settlement to the antitrust case, while six remain firmly opposed and the remainder continue to mull their decision. A court-appointed mediator said it's possible some of those states may still sign onto the settlement agreement.

George Priest of the Yale Law School and Andrew Gavil of the Howard University Law School discuss the ramifications of the proposed settlement. (11/6/01)

Staying Intact
The Justice Department says it will no longer seek a breakup of software giant Microsoft. (9/6/01)

Justice Department Drops Bid to Break Up Microsoft
Update: The Justice Department announced Thursday that it will no longer seek a court-ordered breakup of software giant Microsoft. (9/6/01)

Document: Justice Department announcement of decision not to seek Microsoft breakup. (9/6/01)

Microsoft Appeals to Supreme Court
Update: Microsoft asks the Supreme Court to reverse a court ruling branding the company an illegal monopoly. (8/7/01)

Court Reverses Microsoft Break-up
Examining the appeals court ruling, the ramifications for Microsoft and where the case goes from here. (6/28/01)

Update: An appeals court reverses a district court order to break up the software giant. (6/28/01)

Document: Read the full text of the court's decision. (In Adobe Acrobat format -- click here to download the free reader.)

Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court sends the Microsoft antitrust case to an appeals court. (9/26/00)

Steve Ballmer
Microsoft's CEO discusses the Justice Department's ruling and where his company will go from here. (6/12/00)

Joel Klein
An interview with the assistant attorney general, who heads the Justice Department's antitrust division. (6/8/00)

The Innovation Question
The fight between Microsoft and the federal government to 'save innovation.' (6/8/00)

Microsoft Ruling
A full report on the ruling and a discussion with experts on its ramifications for the computer industry. (6/7/00)
Document: The court's final judgment
Document: The court's addition memorandum disputing Microsoft's case against divestiture.