A federal judge said he will rule in the Google antitrust case in August 2025, according to The New York Times, after ruling earlier this month that Google had abused its monopoly power over the search industry.
Judge Amit P. Mehta set a timetable for the appeals phase of Google’s antitrust trial during a hearing in Washington, D.C. on Friday, the outcome of which could dramatically change how people find information on the Internet. Prosecutors have until the end of the year to submit their proposals, which could target Google’s $1 billion payments to Apple in exchange for priority placement, or potentially order Google to sell off parts of its business.
However, a lot can change in a year, especially in view of the upcoming US presidential election. Both Republican and Democratic donors are said to be calling on the candidates to amend the US’s tough regulatory framework. The outcome of the Google Search antitrust case could be on the negotiating table in those discussions.
