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US v Google LLC (Search Antitrust)

United States v. Google LLC, No. 1:20-cv-03010 (APM) (D.D.C. Aug. 5, 2024) (liability); remedies opinion Sept. 2, 2025

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia

Year2024

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Google unlawfully maintained monopoly power in the markets for general search services and general search text advertising in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act, principally by paying for exclusive default-placement (distribution) agreements with browser developers and device/carrier manufacturers that foreclosed rivals from the most effective channels of search distribution.

Area of Law

competition

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