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Judge Rejects DOJ Bid to Force Google AdX Sale

9/3/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Judge Leonie M. Brinkema rejected the DOJ request to force Google to sell its AdX exchange.
The ruling requires Google to adopt most of the parties’ proposed behavioral remedies.
Judge Brinkema sealed the opinion for 14 days.
She set a 30-day deadline for a joint final judgment.
Google shares rose less than 1% to $338.3 per share in New York trading.

History

Historical Context

In May 1998 the DOJ and 20 state attorneys general filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft, accusing it of illegally tying Internet Explorer to Windows. Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson’s findings established that bundling could violate the Sherman Act and shaped later tech enforcement. The 2024 ruling by Judge Leonie M. Brinkema against Google’s AdX builds on that precedent to impose behavioral remedies.

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Story summary

Judge Leonie M. Brinkema rejected the DOJ request to force Google to sell its AdX exchange.
The ruling requires Google to adopt most of the parties’ proposed behavioral remedies.
Judge Brinkema sealed the opinion for 14 days.
She set a 30-day deadline for a joint final judgment.
Google shares rose less than 1% to $338.3 per share in New York trading.

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