The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) long-running case against Google, in which Judge Amit Mehta ruled in April that Google monopolized the digital advertising market on the open web (and reaffirmed that ruling earlier this month), is expected to reach another milestone imminently. A final ruling on remedies could come within days or weeks.

The two sides remain far apart on what they consider acceptable remedies. The DOJ has proposed a litany of options, while Google countered with a narrower proposal: ending non-exclusive browser agreements but retaining revenue-sharing arrangements with browser developers.

What Judge Mehta decides could materially shape Google’s future—and the way millions of people use the web—given Chrome commands two-thirds of the browser market.

What Judge Mehta

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