The Wall Street Journal published a harsh editorial last Thursday slamming US District Judge Denise Cote for her handling of the legal case against Apple and the company’s role in conspiring to fix eBooks prices.
”Impossible as it sounds, Judge Denise Cote has found a way to make the Justice Department’s antitrust assault on Apple even more abusive,” the editorial starts.
Among the criticisms includes the claim that Judge Cote is stretching her constitutional authority by appointing external Apple monitor Michael Bromwich with broad powers; Bromwich was ordered to become Apple’s overseer as part of sanctions against the company for the price-fixing conspiracy.
”Mr. Bromwich has rewritten his job description to investigate Apple all over again, not simply monitor if Apple is abiding by the terms of the court judgment while it appeals the case,” the WSJ says.
Read the full editorial here.
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