Supreme Court Sides With Google in Antitrust Subpoena Stemming From Multistate Lawsuit

The ruling leaves in place an appeals court order requiring a South Carolina department to hand over records that Google says it needs for its legal defense.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 23, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Nov. 18 to take up an appeal from a South Carolina agency arising out of a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google.

The 17 states suing Google claim that the company’s online display ad business is an illegal monopoly that runs afoul of federal and state antitrust laws. Google denies that it violated antitrust laws and said many government agencies have complied with its requests for information.