By Alex Smith
Publication Date: 2025-11-16 05:05:00
Herbert Hovenkamp discusses the Google search remedies decision and its impact on future competition enforcement.
In a conversation with The Regulatory Review, Herbert Hovenkamp, one of the world’s foremost experts in antitrust law, examines the recent Google monopolization ruling and its implications for the future of U.S. competition policy.
During the first Trump Administration, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Google alleging that the company had “unlawfully” maintained a monopoly in the general search advertisements, search services, and text advertising markets. The case proceeded with separate proceedings to determine liability and remedies. The federal trial court decided in 2024 that Google had violated Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act in the general search services market. In particular, the court held that contracts that made Google the default search engine on Android devices and browsers, including Apple’s Safari and Mozilla’s Firefox,…
