General Court
noun
: a legislative assembly
specifically
: the state legislature in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
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In their September 2022 ruling at the lower General Court, judges upheld the vast majority of the commission’s arguments, but cut the fine from €4.3 billion after finding that regulators hadn’t provided enough evidence for specific abuses.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
The General Court in Luxembourg ruled that the commission did not provide enough explanation in refusing the request.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Over the past decade, for example, Google has faced three fines totaling more than $8 billion for breaking antitrust law (though one of these fines was overturned by the EU’s General Court in 2024).
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
Last week, the EU General Court found that wasn’t the case, ruling against the European Commission for failing to comply with GDPR protection regulations.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Voters started to push back on lawmakers' secretive ways last year by approving a ballot measure to audit some of the General Court's affairs.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Apple had a $10.2 billion one-time tax charge related to a reversal of the European General Court’s aid decision.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
New Hampshire House and Senate The New Hampshire General Court is one of the largest legislatures anywhere in the world, thanks to a 400-member House of Representatives, which dwarfs the 24-member state Senate.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
In another state aid case involving Amazon, and obviously in the case with Apple, the General Court almost always sided with the member state and/or the beneficiary against the commission.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
The General Court in Luxembourg ruled that the commission did not provide enough explanation in refusing the request.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Over the past decade, for example, Google has faced three fines totaling more than $8 billion for breaking antitrust law (though one of these fines was overturned by the EU’s General Court in 2024).
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
Last week, the EU General Court found that wasn’t the case, ruling against the European Commission for failing to comply with GDPR protection regulations.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Voters started to push back on lawmakers' secretive ways last year by approving a ballot measure to audit some of the General Court's affairs.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Apple had a $10.2 billion one-time tax charge related to a reversal of the European General Court’s aid decision.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
New Hampshire House and Senate The New Hampshire General Court is one of the largest legislatures anywhere in the world, thanks to a 400-member House of Representatives, which dwarfs the 24-member state Senate.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
In another state aid case involving Amazon, and obviously in the case with Apple, the General Court almost always sided with the member state and/or the beneficiary against the commission.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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“General Court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/General%20Court. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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