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Google Search Antitrust — DC Circuit Decision

Tuesday, June 15, 2027 · 222 days away

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DC Circuit Court of Appeals decision on Google's appeal of Judge Mehta's monopoly ruling and the September 2025 remedies order in US v. Google LLC.

Date: 2027-06-15
Country / jurisdiction: US
Region: United States
Category: Judicial
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What this countdown tracks

The clock above counts down to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals decision in United States v. Google LLC, expected around June 15, 2027. The appeal contests both Judge Amit Mehta's August 2024 ruling that Google illegally maintained a monopoly in general-search-engine and search-text-advertising markets and his September 2025 remedies order. The DC Circuit's decision is one of the most consequential antitrust rulings in two decades.

About this case

The DOJ and a coalition of state attorneys general sued Google in October 2020, alleging that exclusive distribution agreements with Apple, Mozilla, and Android OEMs unlawfully blocked rivals from achieving the scale needed to challenge Google's search dominance. After a 10-week bench trial in late 2023, Judge Mehta issued a 286-page opinion on August 5, 2024 finding that Google had violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act in the general search and text-ads markets.

The remedies phase ran through 2024 and 2025, culminating in Judge Mehta's order on September 2, 2025. The order stopped short of the DOJ's most aggressive proposals — including divestiture of Chrome — but mandated data-sharing with rivals, a ban on paying for default-search placements, and the unbundling of certain search-distribution agreements. Both sides appealed: Google challenged the liability finding and the data-sharing remedies; the DOJ cross-appealed the rejected Chrome divestiture and stricter conduct restrictions.

What to expect

The DC Circuit panel — three judges drawn from the active bench — will rule on the legal sufficiency of Mehta's market-definition analysis, the antitrust treatment of exclusive-default contracts, and the scope of equitable remedies. Oral arguments typically come 6–9 months after briefing closes. A 2027 decision is likely. The losing side can petition for en banc review or directly to the Supreme Court — meaning a final ruling could slip into 2028 or 2029.

Past milestones

October 2020: DOJ files initial antitrust complaint.
November 2023 – early 2024: Bench trial concludes.
August 5, 2024: Judge Mehta finds Google violated Sherman Act §2.
September 2, 2025: Mehta issues remedies order — data-sharing and default-payment ban; no Chrome divestiture.
October 2025: Both sides file notices of appeal.

How to follow

Filings publish on the DC Circuit's CM/ECF docket and at justice.gov/atr/case/us-and-plaintiff-states-v-google-llc-search. Major coverage from the Wall Street Journal Antitrust desk, the New York Times technology section, Bloomberg, Reuters, the Verge, and Politico Pro Antitrust. The Open Markets Institute and the American Antitrust Institute publish detailed analytical readouts.

Pair this with peer antitrust and tech regulatory pages: FTC v. Amazon antitrust trial 2027, DMA first review 2026, EU AI Act enforcement 2026, UK OSA categorisation 2026, and SCOTUS OT25 term end 2026. For another major 2027 international-court hearing, follow the ICJ South Africa v. Israel hearings 2027 countdown.

FAQ

When is the DC Circuit decision expected? Around mid-2027 — specific date depends on briefing and oral-argument scheduling. Where is the case heard? US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in Washington DC. Why does this case matter? It is the largest US tech-antitrust case in 25 years and will shape internet-distribution markets for a generation. Is this related to the Google ad-tech case? No — that is a separate DOJ case in the Eastern District of Virginia, with a different procedural track.

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https://www.justice.gov/atr/case/us-and-plaintiff-states-v-google-llc-search

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Source freshnessjustice.gov; reviewed 2026-04-30: Related crawl path: Apple WWDC 2027, Summer Game Fest 2027, Memorial Day (US) 2027, NASA Artemis III Launch.

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present fields: country US. missing or weak fields: verified public start time, venue, manual official-source note, and historical sequence

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