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Google LLC

Google LLC operates the Google Search engine and related products. A US federal court held in 2024 that it unlawfully maintained monopolies in general search services and general search text ads.

TypeCompany
Also known asGoogle
JurisdictionUnited States
Matters on record1

Claims and responses

Was Google found to have illegally maintained a search monopoly in the United States?Yes, liability was determined. Verified 30 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. Justice Department and plaintiff states file suit. matter
  2. Summary judgment opinion issued. matter
  3. Liability memorandum opinion finds Google violated Section 2. matter
  4. Remedies ruling announced. matter
  5. Final judgment entered. matter
  6. Google announces its notice of appeal and asks the court to pause some remedies. matter
  7. District court declines for now to pause the data sharing and syndication remedies. matter
  8. Google files its opening brief in the D.C. Circuit, as reported. matter
  9. Plaintiffs file their response brief and opening brief on cross-appeal. matter
  10. Google files a reply brief urging the appeals court to overturn the ruling, as reported by MLex. matter

Sources for this profile

  1. US District Court for the District of Columbia (via CourtListener RECAP), Memorandum Opinion, United States v. Google LLC, No. 20-cv-3010 (APM)

Profile last verified 30 October 2026. Google LLC can submit documents or a response through right of reply. Submissions are published as the subject's position and do not change what the records show.