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To: SC who wrote (38382)2/23/2000 9:26:00 AM
From: Daniel W. Koehler  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
<<The argument that the microsoft lawyer was making was that taking of property by the government without compensation is not allowed due to a clause in one of the amendements in the bill of rights of the constitution of the united states(I think it's the 4th amendment).>>

SC

I'm not a lawyer either but it's the 5th Amendment that has "Takings" clause.FWIW.

Daniel



To: SC who wrote (38382)2/23/2000 12:02:00 PM
From: John F. Dowd  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
Steve: Great Post. The irony of this thing is that the judge after painting himself into a corner in prejudging this case due to his intemperate loathing of MSFT has made this a personal thing and is now hoping that Posner will save him from himself before the Appeals Court embarrasses him again. JFD


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