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North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory says he does not agree with the U.S. Justice Department's interpretation that the state's new transgender bathroom law violates civil rights. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
US Attorney General Merrick Garland announces that the US Justice Department has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block the $3.8 billion JetBlue-Spirit airline merger. SOUNDBITE
The United States is suing Google for its dominance of the online advertising market, announces Attorney General Merrick Garland from the US Justice Department in Washington, DC. "We allege that Google has used anticompetitive, exclusionary, and unlawful conduct to eliminate or severely diminish any threat to its dominance over digital advertising technologies," he tells a press conference. SOUNDBITE
A federal judge hears arguments to stop North Carolina from enforcing a state law barring transgender people from using bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The US Department of Justice sues Apple for illegally maintaining a monopoly for its iPhone by stifling competition and imposing exorbitant costs on consumers. "Apple has maintained monopoly power in the smartphone market not simply by staying ahead of the competition on the merits, but by violating federal antitrust law," US Attorney General Merrick Garland tells reporters. SOUNDBITE