And, if so, has he both the evidence and the stomach to file a broad Sherman act antitrust case against the world's most powerful software company?

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Relying on the Martin Act, a vaguely worded state law that enables the attorney general to file civil or criminal charges in a broad range of securities cases, he targeted various investment banks in 2001, accusing their research divisions of producing overly optimistic reports on investment banking clients.

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But even a broad coalition of elites may not be able to make changes that are strongly opposed by rank and file members of the community.

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