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Day 11: Closing the Case on Open Source
The DOJ's last rebuttal witness explains how open-source DFP software would work; Google tries to rebut the rebuttal; Judge Brinkema has a few parting…
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Day 10: Parsing and Parrying
The parties get a chance to rebut the testimony of their opponents' witnesses-- subject to certain rules of engagement. And this author's assumptions…
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Day 9: Perfectionism on Trial
We finally hear from Google's star technical expert, who underscores aggressive assumptions underlying Google's position on divestitures.
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Day 8: Does Google Deserve a Good Price for its Monopolistic Weapons?
An investment banker, an economist, and a small business owner who all earn money from Google walk into a courtroom...
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Day 7: Is a Recipe Any Good Without Ingredients on Hand?
A meeting of the minds dissolves in the cold light of morning as the parties spar over what DOJ's DFP remedy actually seeks. And a reflection that ties…
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September 2025

Day 6: Google Begins Its Defense With an Ode To Its Benevolence
The intractable issue of “Final Auction Logic” suddenly starts to move, to everyone’s surprise.
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Day 5: Another Bad Day for Google as the Spirit of De Tocqueville Looms
And an expert witness who oversaw Instagram's migration to Facebook explains how Google's ad tech can be divested within 18 months.
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Day Four: Simple. Uniform. Flexible. Google's Ad Tech Code Makes the Case for a Break-Up.
A computer science professor makes the case for a break-up, and the empire strikes back. Judge Brinkema may have seen enough.
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Day Three: Did Judge Brinkema Give Google a Ray of Hope?
Not exactly. But Judge Brinkema reminds the parties that a judge cannot just assume a party will break the law again, without evidence of recidivism.
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Day Two: Can the Open Web Be Restored? And an Annoyed Judge Tries to Move Things Along.
The Google remedy trial finishes up with business, looks forward to the technical possibilities of a remedy. One witness discussed journalism: “They’re…
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Day One of the Google Monopoly Trial: "Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
It's the opening, as the government and Google duel on the law and the facts. There are two witness. DOJ and Google engage on divestiture, and Google’s…
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It's Groundhog Day for a Google Breakup
Deliberations on the remedy to Google's Ad Tech monopoly start today. Will Judge Brinkema deliver Google the break-up it evaded in Search?
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