United States et al v. Google LLC

  1. May 30, 2025

    Google Must Turn Over Docs About Potential Ad Tech Breakup

    A Virginia federal court granted a request from government agencies on Friday for internal Google LLC reports analyzing a potential breakup of its ad tech business, as the sides ready for a September trial to determine what remedies to impose on Google for monopolizing key ad tech markets.

  2. May 27, 2025

    DOJ Wants Google Docs Analyzing Potential Ad Tech Breakup

    Enforcers are asking a Virginia federal court for access to Google documents analyzing a potential break up of the company's ad tech business, as the court considers what remedies to impose after finding Google monopolized key ad tech markets.

  3. May 06, 2025

    Google Calls Proposed Ad Tech Breakup 'Unworkable'

    Google has told a Virginia federal court that fixes being proposed by enforcers in the ad tech monopolization case calling for the sale of its ad exchange and publisher-side tool are legally inappropriate and practically "unworkable."

  4. May 02, 2025

    Ad Tech Judge Mulls Possible Google Exchange Divestiture

    A Virginia federal judge expressed interest Friday in potentially forcing Google to divest a key piece of its advertising placement technology business, while voicing reservations with a U.S. Department of Justice proposal to also force another sale to address the search giant's ad tech monopoly.

  5. April 25, 2025

    Google Ad Tech Judge Wants To Get Moving On Remedies

    The Virginia federal judge overseeing the government's ad tech monopolization case against Google issued an order on Friday calling for a hearing over her concerns about the length of time the sides are requesting to prepare for a trial to determine potential remedies.

  6. April 18, 2025

    Google May See Some Light In The Ad Tech Ruling

    The ruling this week in the U.S. Department of Justice's ad tech monopolization case against Google was a major victory but not a total win for the government, and it raises questions about what the fix should be, especially with a trial looming over remedies in a separate case over search.

  7. April 17, 2025

    Judge Rules Google Monopolized Ad Tech In 2nd Win For DOJ

    A Virginia federal judge on Thursday handed the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division its second seminal win against Google, ruling that the search giant has illegally monopolized markets for display advertising placement technology.

  8. January 01, 2025

    Google, Meta In The Antitrust Crosshairs For 2025

    The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission enter 2025 with an unusual distinction on the horizon: Both will spend April in D.C. federal court against technology giants as the DOJ seeks to break up Google and the FTC kick-starts a monopolization trial against Meta Platforms.

  9. November 25, 2024

    Ad Tech Judge Says Google 'Completely Different' From Amex

    The Virginia federal judge weighing the fate of Google's display advertising placement business cast doubt Monday on a key element of the company's defense, asserting during closing arguments that the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Amex decision, requiring consideration of two-sided markets, is far removed from Google's ad tech stack.

  10. October 01, 2024

    Google Ad Tech Trial: 15 Days On The Rocket Docket

    The Justice Department wrapped an extraordinary antitrust trial last week that left a Virginia federal judge pondering whether Google is even dominant in the display advertising placement technology market or just another player.