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ARTICLE · 09 JANUARY 2026

The Future Of Antitrust Laws: Trends And Predictions

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Over the past two years, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") Antitrust Division has pursued an aggressive enforcement agenda, targeting monopolistic behavior, algorithmic coordination...

United StatesAntitrust/Competition Law
Matthew Suzor
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Current Developments in DOJ Antitrust Actions

Over the past two years, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") Antitrust Division has pursued an aggressive enforcement agenda, targeting monopolistic behavior, algorithmic coordination, and anti-competitive mergers across sectors with a primary interest in regulating the technology industry.

In April 2025, the DOJ secured a landmark victory in its ad-tech monopolization case against Google, with the court ruling that Google illegally monopolized publisher ad servers and ad exchanges, thereby harming online publishers and advertisers. The ruling represents one of the first high-profile wins against a dominant digital-advertising intermediary in decades. In a parallel search monopoly case, the court found Google had violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act by locking up distribution through default search contracts with Apple, Samsung, and other device makers. The September 2025 remedies order restricted Google's ability

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