Legal Opinion
United States v. Microsoft Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 29, 1999No. 17-1181PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
The Publicity in Taking Evidence Act of 1913 provides that depositions of witnesses for use in any suit in equity brought by the Government under the Sherman Act “shall be open to the public as freely as are'trials in open court.” 15 U.S.C. § 30. Microsoft Corporation, the defendant in such an antitrust case, appeals the district court’s order requiring the depositions in this case to be taken in public, subject to provisions for the protection of trade secrets and other confidential business information. Microsoft…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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