United States v. Google (search) antitrust case
Brought by
US Department of Justice
v.
Defendants
The government search monopoly case. Google was found to have monopolized general search in 2024; the September 2025 remedies bar exclusive deals and require sharing some search data, without a Chrome sale.
The case
- Court
- US District Court, District of Columbia
- Docket
- 1:20-cv-03010
- Filed
- Oct 20, 2020
- Status
- Decided
- Outcome
- Remedies opinion on 2 Sep 2025: exclusive distribution deals barred, some search index and interaction data shared with rivals, no Chrome or Android divestiture
History
6 dated entriesREDACTED MEMORANDUM OPINION. The parties shall meet and confer and, by September 10, 2025, submit a revised final judgment that is consistent with this Memorandum OpinionSource
ORDER re: the redactions of the Memorandum Opinion, ECF No. 1436Source
DOJ: Department of Justice wins significant remedies against GoogleSource
MINUTE ORDER re 1427 Request for Leave to File Review
MINUTE ORDER. By August 1, 2025, Google shall file a brief of no more than five pages explaining why it did not include a one-year term limitation for OEM and carrier agreements wh
Complaint filed: United States of America et al. v. Google LLCSource
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Caption and links
United States of America et al. v. Google LLC
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