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United States v. Google search monopolization

The federal search case from complaint through liability and the currently encoded remedies order, linked to separately bounded search, browser, and AI usage evidence.

Grouping basisThe complaint, liability decision, and remedies order are grouped because the official records belong to the same federal search monopolization case.

Exact official-record sequence

4.9 years / 1,778 days

3 encoded points
United States v. Google search monopolization official-record timeline3 exact dated official records from Oct 20, 2020 through Sep 2, 2025. The latest point is the latest encoded record, not a legal-status determination.Oct 20, 2020Sep 2, 2025012020-10-20Litigation2020-10-20 / Litigation / United States files search monopolization complaint against Google022024-08-05Decision2024-08-05 / Decision / Court finds Google liable for unlawful search monopoly maintenance032025-09-02Remedy2025-09-02 / Remedy / Court orders search distribution and data-access remediesOfficial record date / no interpolation
First encoded recordLatest encoded stage: Remedy
Official records
34.9 years / 1,778 days
Named organizations
13 exact record edges
Market contexts
37 HHI windows
Source dossiers
22 record publishers
  • Identityproceeding-google-searchExplicit editorial membership
  • Temporal unit2020-10-20 / 2025-09-02Exact record dates
  • Current edgeRemedyLatest encoded, not legal status
  • Permitted inferenceChronology + contextNo automatic legal or causal claim

Official-record chronology

What is encoded, in exact sequence

Oct 20, 2020 to Sep 2, 2025
012020-10-20
LitigationComplaint

United States files search monopolization complaint against Google

DOJ and state plaintiffs filed a civil case challenging Google's maintenance of monopolies in general search services and search advertising through distribution agreements.

Starts the federal case chronology for the default and distribution channels connected to the search and browser profiles; it is legal context rather than a concentration observation.
Agency / court
U.S. Department of Justice
Docket
Not encoded
Named edges
1
Market contexts
2
022024-08-05
DecisionDecision

Court finds Google liable for unlawful search monopoly maintenance

The district court issued a liability opinion finding that Google maintained monopolies in general search services and general search text advertising in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act.

Marks the liability decision before the remedies phase. The ruling does not by itself establish a change in the observatory's usage-share HHI series.
Agency / court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Docket
Not encoded
Named edges
1
Market contexts
2
032025-09-02
RemedyRemedy

Court orders search distribution and data-access remedies

The court prohibited specified exclusive distribution contracts and ordered access to certain search index and user-interaction data plus search and text-ad syndication services.

The official remedy record reaches search distribution, Chrome, and Gemini. Later market indicators should be monitored separately rather than treated as immediate proof of remedy effects.
Agency / court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Docket
Not encoded
Named edges
1
Market contexts
3

Intervals between points indicate elapsed calendar time only. They do not imply inactivity, continuous litigation, completion, or a causal sequence.

Declared proceeding network

Organizations and markets named around the chronology

3 exact organization-record edges

Named organizations

1 unique labels

Bounded market contexts

3 separately defined profiles

A market link is observatory context assigned to an official record. It is not necessarily the relevant antitrust market alleged or adjudicated in the proceeding.

Descriptive economic windows

Public HHI anchors around each dated record

4 paired / 3 partial / 0 unavailable
Paired window2025-09-02Browsers
Strict pre
3,8462024
Event year
3,7202025
Strict post
3,6122026
Pre-post delta
-2342-year span
Post-event only2025-09-02AI assistants
Strict pre
UnavailableNo earlier anchor
Event year
UnavailableNo same-year anchor
Strict post
4,8042026
Pre-post delta
Not availablePair unavailable
Paired window2025-09-02Search engines
Strict pre
7,5752024
Event year
7,5892025
Strict post
7,3592026
Pre-post delta
-2162-year span
Paired window2024-08-05Browsers
Strict pre
3,6642023
Event year
3,8462024
Strict post
3,7202025
Pre-post delta
+562-year span
Paired window2024-08-05Search engines
Strict pre
7,9502023
Event year
7,5752024
Strict post
7,5892025
Pre-post delta
-3612-year span
Post-event only2020-10-20Browsers
Strict pre
UnavailableNo earlier anchor
Event year
UnavailableNo same-year anchor
Strict post
3,6642023
Pre-post delta
Not availablePair unavailable
Post-event only2020-10-20Search engines
Strict pre
UnavailableNo earlier anchor
Event year
UnavailableNo same-year anchor
Strict post
7,9502023
Pre-post delta
Not availablePair unavailable

These are descriptive observations from separately defined market series. Timing does not identify the proceeding's effect, and missing HHI remains missing.

Source custody

Official sources behind the sequence

2 source records

Declared-context neighborhood

1 exact overlap route

Shared observatory context does not establish that two proceedings concern the same conduct, parties, legal theory, market, or effect.

Reproducible proceeding packet

Reuse the chronology without flattening its evidence

Every route keeps the exact event IDs selected for this proceeding. Record rows, named-organization edges, market windows, and Atlas relationships remain separate tables.

Proceeding ID
proceeding-google-search
Profile slug
google-search-monopolization
Docket set
Not encoded
License
CC BY 4.0 compilation

Proceeding interpretation boundary

The complaint, liability decision, and remedies order are grouped because the official records belong to the same federal search monopolization case. The latest encoded stage is a data-coverage statement, not a conclusion about current posture or finality.

Evidence standard