The lawsuit comes after more than a year of investigation into Google’s practices, particularly in its advertising and search businesses. It was previously reported that U.S. Attorney General William Barr ordered career lawyers involved in the investigation to finish their work and sue Google by the end of September. However, a majority of the lawyers opposed rushing the filing of an antitrust complaint against the tech giant
It was also reported Democratic and Republican states were divided on their strategy as to when and how to move forward with their case against the tech giant. It appears that the Democratic states will file a separate complaint.
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