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Google Inc. v. Hood

  1. July 13, 2016

    Google Drops Case Over Miss. AG's Piracy Probe

    Google Inc. on Wednesday quietly dropped its lawsuit against Mississippi's attorney general over his investigation into the company's approach to illegal content, saying the two sides would "collaborate" on addressing piracy.

  2. January 26, 2016

    Google Asks Court To Nix Miss. AG's Trial Bid In Piracy Row

    Google told a Mississippi federal court Monday to nix Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's request that a jury hear the tech giant's suit that attempts to block a probe into whether it enables the online sale of illegal drugs and pirated movies, saying the case does not warrant a jury trial.

  3. July 23, 2015

    Miss. AG Demands Docs In Google's Piracy Probe Fight

    Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood told a federal court Wednesday that Google Inc. is stonewalling the state's attempt to obtain documents in the Internet giant's suit to block a probe into whether it enables the online sale of illegal drugs and pirated movies.

  4. July 08, 2015

    Jenner Fights Google To Keep Piracy Doc Row In DC

    Jenner & Block LLP urged a D.C. federal judge Wednesday to deny Google Inc.'s bid to send to Mississippi a fight over documents related to the state's attorney general's alleged anti-Google campaign, saying the case lacks "exceptional circumstances" warranting a transfer. 

  5. June 05, 2015

    Google Hits Jenner With Own Book In Subpoena Spat

    Google Inc. is using the book Jenner & Block LLP published on attorney-client privilege against the firm, as the tech giant tries to pry out subpoenaed documents it says will show Jenner lawyers helped orchestrate an "anti-Google agenda" by the Mississippi attorney general on behalf of Hollywood interests.

  6. April 13, 2015

    Miss. AG Told To Turn Over Documents From Google Probe

    A Mississippi federal judge on Friday ordered Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood to turn over documents, including draft subpoenas and letters to other attorneys general, related to his office's probe into whether Google Inc. enables the online sale of illegal drugs and pirated movies.

  7. March 30, 2015

    Miss. AG Probe Likely Breached Google's Free Speech: Judge

    A federal judge said Friday that Google would likely prevail on its claim that Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood violated the First Amendment by trying to regulate the Internet giant's search results.

  8. March 02, 2015

    Google Wins Pause On Miss. AG Probe Into Online Piracy

    Google Inc. won a bid to hold off an investigation by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood into whether it is allowing pirates to illegally sell prescription drugs and stolen movies through its advertising and YouTube services when a federal judge on Monday granted an injunction against the prosecutor's subpoena.

  9. December 23, 2014

    Google Gets Miss. AG's Subpoena In Movie Fight Paused

    A Mississippi federal judge on Monday stayed a subpoena from the state's attorney general against Google Inc. after the search giant sued the attorney general on Friday, claiming the demands were part of an unlawful campaign driven by lobbying and legal help from the movie industry.

  10. December 19, 2014

    Google Sues Miss. AG For MPAA-Linked 'Campaign Of Threats'

    A day after Google accused the Motion Picture Association of America of orchestrating a secret attack through Mississippi State Attorney General Jim Hood, the search giant formally lodged a suit accusing Hood of carrying out an unlawful "sustained campaign of threats against Google."

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