Google Violated Antitrust Law in Online Search, Federal Judge Rules

Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search, a federal judge ruled, a landmark decision that strikes at the power of tech giants in the modern internet era and that may fundamentally alter the way they do business. Judge Amit P. Mehta of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said in a 277-page ruling that Google had abused a monopoly over the search business.