DOJ, U.S. States to Appeal Remedy Decision in Google Search Antitrust Case

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it will cross-appeal the remedy decision in U.S. v. Google (Search) along with 8 U.S. states.

“Today, the DOJ Antitrust Division filed notice that it will cross-appeal from the remedies decisions in its case against Google’s unlawful monopolization of internet search and search advertising,” the organization tweeted late Tuesday.

U.S. v. Google concluded as one of the strongest antitrust cases in American history and the online giant was found guilty of sweeping abuses tied to an illegal monopoly in web search. In the remedy phase, the DOJ argued that Google should be broken up for its crimes, with Chrome and possibly Android being taken away. But U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta ultimately decided that doing the right thing would be too difficult and time-consuming and so he issued a cowardly slap on the wrist instead, shocking anyone who read his original verdict and understands the amount of evidence that exists.

Google, incredibly, appealed Mehta’s ruling last month and asked the court to pause the weak remedies Mehta did impose while that process unfolded.

The DOJ and states have yet to file or publish their appeal. Presumably, that will come in the coming days, though, again, the evidence here is overwhelming. And then the appeals process should unfold later in 2026.