Event
United States v. Google (search)
Antitrust case filed on 20 October 2020 by the Justice Department and states over Google's search distribution agreements.
- Dates
- 20 Oct 2020 –
- Also known as
- U.S. v. Google
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Google
defendant; the court held in 2024 that it violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act; Google appealed on 16 January 2026 and the plaintiffs cross-appealed on 3 February
Primary record
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In 2023 the court ruled for Google on state plaintiffs' claims that it weakened rival vertical search providers.
- U.S. Department of Justice plaintiff with 11 states, which filed the complaint on 20 October 2020 Primary record 1
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia the court that heard the case and entered the final judgment of 5 December 2025 Primary record 13
Timeline 1 date
- 20 Oct 2020 – United States v. Google (search)
Proof 3 sources
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United States v. Google LLC, Memorandum Opinion on remedies, No. 20-cv-3010 (D.D.C., 2 September 2025), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2 Sep 2025.
Primary record
Last year, this court ruled that Defendant Google LLC had violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act: “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly.”
The court found that, for more than a decade, Google had entered into distribution agreements with browser developers, original equipment manufacturers, and wireless carriers to be the out-of-the box, default general search engine
This case began on October 20, 2020, when the U.S. Department of Justice and 11 states (“U.S. Plaintiffs”) filed an antitrust complaint against Google
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United States v. Google LLC, Memorandum Opinion on summary judgment, No. 20-cv-3010 (D.D.C., 4 August 2023), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 4 Aug 2023.
Primary record
the court grants judgment in favor of Google insofar as those claims rely on Google’s alleged weakening of SVPs
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United States v. Google LLC, Memorandum Opinion and Order on a partial stay pending appeal, No. 20-cv-3010 (D.D.C., 7 May 2026), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 7 May 2026.
Primary record
Google filed a notice of appeal to the D.C. Circuit on January 16, 2026.
Plaintiffs then filed notices of cross-appeal on February 3, 2026.
The Final Judgment (1) prohibits Google from entering into exclusive distribution agreements for its search and search-related products
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