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U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Federal Appeals Court

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Google search monopoly case enters appeals phase

Rule Changes

The D.C. Circuit is considered the second most powerful court in the United States and will review Judge Mehta's rulings. - Will hear both Google and DOJ appeals

Google has paid Apple roughly $20 billion per year to be the default search engine on iPhones and Safari. In August 2024, a federal judge ruled this arrangement—and similar deals with Samsung and others—constituted an illegal monopoly. Now both sides are appealing: the Department of Justice wants Google broken up, while Google wants the entire case thrown out.

Updated Feb 11

Trump keeps troops in the capital—for now: appeals court freezes order to end D.C. guard deployment

Force in Play

The D.C. Circuit is the appellate gatekeeper for major federal power disputes—and it just froze the order to end the D.C. deployment. - Appeal docket active; last filing Feb 4, 2026, no merits ruling

The troops were supposed to start leaving Washington. Instead, the D.C. Circuit hit pause and let President Trump’s National Guard deployment keep rolling while judges decide who really holds the keys to security in the nation’s capital.

Updated Feb 10