Google Faces Rare Jury Trial in DOJ Bet on Public’s Tech Unease
- DOJ seeks a jury trial to sidestep conservative judges
- Legal experts say the legal theory echoes the Microsoft case
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The Justice Department’s newest suit against Alphabet Inc.’s Google includes a surprising request: a jury trial.
Federal antitrust lawyers typically opt to present their cases directly to a federal judge. But in its second suit against Google, the Justice Department asks that everyday people determine whether the company’s advertising technology business violates the law.