Overview
- The Justice Department and a majority of state attorneys general filed an appeal Tuesday challenging the outcome of the Google search antitrust case.
- Judge Amit Mehta’s 2024 decision found Google unlawfully maintained dominance but declined structural fixes such as divesting Chrome or Android or ending the Apple default deal.
- Prosecutors did not detail their legal arguments in the court papers announcing the appeal.
- Google has separately appealed and asked the court to pause orders requiring it to share certain search data with rivals during the appellate process.
- The appeals could take months to resolve, potentially delaying enforcement as courts reassess remedies in a market newly pressured by generative AI competitors.