Google appeals search monopoly ruling, says it won business ‘fair and square’

May 22, 2026 Lauren Feiner

Photo illustration of Monopoly pieces next to the Google logo.

Google officially filed its appeal of the federal ruling deeming it an illegal search monopolist, arguing the decision "crashed" through legal guardrails. "Google just prevailed in the marketplace fair and square," it writes in its legal filing.

Google had already said it would appeal the ruling, which includes both the August 2024 decision about its illegal monopolization and the September 2025 remedies decision that ordered it to share some search data with competitors. The appeal brief filed Friday gives more insight into how the company plans to fight Judge Amit Mehta's ruling.

"We are asking the court to overturn this flawed decision …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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