US DOJ, states argue appeal of Google Search ruling, ask for harsher remedies
( July 28, 2026, 23:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice and plaintiff states have filed a response brief and opening brief on cross-appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, arguing both that a lower district court properly enjoined Google's anticompetitive conduct in the market for general search services, and that the DC Circuit should go further by demanding that lower court consider harsher remedies against Google. US District Judge Amit Mehta "committed one legal error in rejecting Plaintiffs' request for a ban on Google's search-related payments to distributors (a payment ban)... the court never determined whether a payment ban was needed for complete and effective relief," the government plaintiffs said. Correcting the error now is important, as "a competitive window may close" if Google can continue to use its monopoly profits to squelch competitive threats posed by generative artificial intelligence products, the filing said.See attached document:...
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