Google Search Ruling to be Appealed by DOJ, States

The US Justice Department and a group of states will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that imposed only modest limits on Alphabet Inc.’s Google contracts related to its search engine and artificial intelligence apps.

The DOJ and states filed notices Tuesday that they are appealing the September 2025 ruling in which Google dodged a forced sale of its Chrome browser by the Washington judge who earlier found that the company operated an illegal monopoly in the search market.