[4][5] On the day of the ruling, Google president of global affairs Kent Walker said in a written statement that the company intends to appeal the decision.

[10] The outcome of the case is considered to have a potential bearing on the subsequently-filed federal antitrust suits against fellow "Big Tech" companies Meta Platforms, Amazon, and Apple.

[15] This ultimately led to the federal government launching an antitrust suit against Microsoft, alleging that the company unfairly hindered competition.

[9] In the 2010s, concerns about potential anti-competitive behavior by "Big Tech" (Google, Apple, Amazon, Meta) companies became subject to lawmaker scrutiny.

On October 6, 2020, the Democratic majority staff on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law released a nearly 450-page report following a 16-month long investigation concluding that the companies wield "monopoly power".

[17] In 2011, members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to demand information from Google as part of an antitrust inquiry into the company's search engine practices.

[18] During the 2010s, the European Commission engaged in antitrust scrutiny of Google, leading to the company being found guilty of competition law breaches in three separate cases.

[2] Makan Delrahim, then serving as Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ Antitrust Division, had recused himself during the probe earlier in the year due to his past professional work for Google.

[32] Constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe criticized Google's claims, arguing they have "little legal basis and strain common sense".

[38] Google has defended itself from these accusations, with the company arguing that the high quality of its search products allows it to maintain a dominant position in the market.

[42] Following a week of deliberations between both parties, Mehta decided on September 27 that the DOJ would be permitted to publicly release documents shown in the trial.

[10] How the case is ultimately decided is considered to potentially set precedent that could impact other federal antitrust suits against "Big Tech" companies (Meta Platforms, Amazon, and Apple).

[54][55] The government also requested Mehta to render Google unable to enter into agreements resulting in them automatically being the default search browser, as well as to share company data to rivals for a decade.

[58] A trial will be held in April 2025 regarding potential remedies to fix Google's search monopoly, with a ruling by Judge Mehta expected by August 2025.

Monopoly, as he went to attend the antitrust trial at federal court in Washington, D.C.[64] Politico noted that the filing of the lawsuit received praise from both Democratic and Republican politicians.

[65] Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) praised the DOJ for bringing forth a "legitimate, long-time-coming suit against Google for engaging in anti-competitive, manipulative, and often illegal conduct".

[65] Eric Schmidt, formerly CEO of both Google and parent company Alphabet Inc., criticized the lawsuit, stating that "There's a difference between dominance and excellence".

[73] In January 2023, the DOJ filed a second antitrust suit against Google centered on alleged anti-competitive conduct in the advertising technology (adtech) market.