Photo: Tada Images/Shutterstock'Water Cooler Discussions': US Judge Questions DOJ Request in Google Search Case
The Justice Department demanded Google's internal communications in the search engine case in the and delivered closing arguments in the company's advertising tech trial in Virginia.
November 26, 2024 at 05:47 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Counsel for Google and the U.S. Department of Justice appeared before U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta in Washington, D.C.
- DOJ must produce a witness list ahead of a remedy hearing in the Google internet search monopoly case.
- U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema heard closing arguments in the Google ad tech trial in Virginia.
The U.S. Department of Justice's request for a trust-busting remedy to end Google’s alleged internet search monopoly is “very, very dangerous and very, very problematic,” counsel for the tech giant said Tuesday in District of Columbia federal court.
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