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Discusses the United States government trial against nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee. Allegations that he downloaded classified data about US nuclear weapons programs; Purpose of the trial to ascertain what happened to discs on which the information was copied; Dismissal of most of the charges against Lee as part of a plea bargain; Opinion that the government could have obtained the information without a long trial. INSET: THE STORY WITHIN THE STORY, by Jodie Morse, Jay Branegan, et al.

Reports on what the proposed divide of Microsoft Corp. will mean for the company, its rivals, the stock market and the customers. Ruling by federal Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson that the company had illegally used its monopoly power to stifle innovation; Break up of the Microsoft monopoly when the world is moving away from personal computers to large-scale computer networks; Insistence by Microsoft owner Bill Gates that it is impossible to split the operating system from the applications side of Windows.

Discusses the United States federal court ruling on charges of antitrust violations against Microsoft Corp. and how the court decision by Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson will affect the future of Microsoft. Reaction from Microsoft competitors; Bill Gate's video press release after the ruling; Possible punishments for Microsoft; Details of the case; Question of whether lawsuits like this are good for the country; Outlook. INSETS: What It May Mean for Gates, by Chris Taylor;What It May Mean for You;What Gates Did: Seven Deadly Sins.

The article reports on the decision of jury to acquit John W. Hinckley Jr. for attempted assassination in the U.S. It states that Hinckley, who had fired a revolver full of explosive bullets at President Ronald Reagan to prove his love for actress Jodie Foster, was acquitted of attempted assassination. It notes that Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Focuses on the antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. by the United States Dept. of Justice as of June 1, 1998. The belief of Justice Dept. chief Joel Klein that the ways Microsoft uses its Windows monopoly to dominate other markets violate antitrust law; The filing of separate suits by the Dept. of Justice and several states, as well as requests for preliminary injunctions; Details leading up to the lawsuit; The remedies proposed by the Dept. of Justice. INSETS: Gunning for Gates;Microsoft's trophies;So who was Sherman?.

Looks at a judge's rejection of Bill Gates' antitrust decree, a ruling that has reopened the question of whether Microsoft should be reined in. Comments on the deal which was struck between Anne Bingaman of the Justice Department and Bill Gates; Actions by federal judge Stanley Sporkin in which he flatly rejected the defense decree; Other aspects.

Reports on the ongoing United States Department of Justice investigation of Microsoft President Bill Gates. Efforts of Gates to avoid being prosecuted for charges of anti-trust practices; Reasons why talks fell through. INSETS: Exclusive interview with Bill Gates, by Walter Isaacson.;What led to the impasse....

Reports on the crash of Alaska Airlines' Flight 261 on January 31, 2000. Description of the stabilizer problem on the MD-83 airplane; Question of whether the crash was avoidable; Grand jury investigation of Alaska Airlines Inc. by the United States Federal Aviation Administration into alleged falsification of maintenance records; Recovery of material from the crash site in the Pacific Ocean.

Reports on how the breakdown of talks lead to the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) launching of an antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. DOJ antitrust chief Joel Klein's assertion on Microsoft's violation; Microsoft chairman's Bill Gates' attempts to offer concessions concerning his company's Windows 98 operating system; Withdrawal of Gates' offer.

Recounts the capture and jailing of Kathleen Soliah in June 1999. Her terrorist past and participation with the Symbionese Liberation Army in the kidnapping of heiress Patricia Hearst in Berkelely, California in 1974; Details of how Soliah was caught; Charges against her; Her lifestyle at the time she was caught; Brief biographical details.

The article focuses on the cases to be tried and a summary of the U.S. Supreme Court's activities for 1982-1983. The Supreme Court will discuss whether states or localities may restrict abortion by requiring and Justices will rule on the constitutionality of a Minnesota statute in which a tax deduction for private-school tuition will be allowed to parents. The court also books its schedule for oral arguments into February 1983 in which the Justices will hear about 150 cases annually.

The article focuses on the prosecution against John W. Hinckley Jr. who is charged for his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981 in the U.S. It states that the prosecution charged the act as a premeditated and calculated attack. However, the defense argued that Hinckley was legally insane during the attack and could not understand his actions. Evidences found against Hinckley are also offered.

Examines the case of trade dress infringement of Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve against E. & J. Gallo Winery. Jess Jackson's argument that Gallo co-opted sales of Vinter's Reserve Chardonnay with Turning Leaf, a Chardonnay; Internal documents that show Gallo went after Vinter's Reserve; Success of Turning Leaf; What Gallo officials insist in court; The testimony of Jackson. INSET: The Chardonnay showdown..

Reports that authorities in New Mexico have filed first-degree murder charges against Dr. Georges Reding, an associate of Dr. Jack Kevorkian in connection with the death of Donna Brennan. Brennan suffering from multiple sclerosis; Autopsy revealing she died from a lethal dose of pentobarbital; Reding's previous arrest with Kevorkian.

Recounts the trial of Charles Ng for the murder of 12 in California. Ng and Leonard Lake making victims act as sex slaves before killing them; Lake's arrest and suicide; Ng tried in Canada and then extradicted to the United States; Details about the current trial; Concerns of survivors about the location of the bodies of their loved ones.

Focuses on Rudy James, 58, a Klawock, Alaska native living in Washington state, and his role in the banishment punishment of Adrian Guthrie and Simon Roberts, both 17, who beat up pizza deliveryman Timothy Whittlesey. James' background; His presentation of himself as a Tlingit tribal judge; Superior Court Judge James Allendoerfer; Reaction of the accused to their sentence.