The DOJ’s proposals clued in the public to what the government really wants out of Google. Though the complaint was filed in 2020, the first phase of the trial focused only on w

Brinkema is expected to rule in the ad-tech trial in the coming months. Some analysts predict that the DOJ's success in proving Google's monopoly in search will not influence her decision, but she has confirmed that she would consider the DOJ's request to break up Google's ad business.

The Justice Department recommendation is one of the final moves of Biden’s aggressive antitrust enforcers before Trump takes the reins.