As the government's second antitrust trial heads towards closing arguments next month, the DOJ is contemplating asking a federal judge to compel Google to sell parts of its business to address the verdict of its first antitrust trial — that the internet giant has monopoly power with its search engine.

The US government had filed court papers

Prosecutors proposed remedies after Google antitrust violation ruling by a federal judge.Judge Amit Mehta previously ruled Google violated antitrust laws

It comes after a U.S. judge found Google guilty of holding a monopoly in general search.

In a new 32-page filing (PDF), the Department of Justice indicated that it was considering a possible breakup of Google as an antitrust remedy for its search and advertising monopoly. The remedies necessary to "prevent and restrain monopoly maintenance could include contract requirements and prohibi...

The Department of Justice late Tuesday indicated that it was considering a possible breakup of Google as an antitrust remedy.

With Google being ruled a monopoly, the government is considering ways to reduce the company's position.

The US Justice Department has told a federal judge that it is mulling over recommending that Google be forced to sell parts of its operations, as a way to tackle the monopoly the tech giant holds over…

The Department of Justice is seeking to break Google into several parts to solve its search monopoly, with the company divesting itself of Android and Chrome as a possible solution.

The US Department of Justice has said it is considering asking a judge to force Google to sell parts of its business.

The US Government considers whether Google should spin off the Android operating system and Chrome browser.

DOJ looking to curtail Google’s dominance in the search engine space

The Department of Justice lawyers say that the breakup of Google is a possibility moving forward. Google responded.

Google unsurprisingly doesn't like the idea.

DOJ has proposed some radical changes to end Google's monopoly in the search market

The U.S. Department of Justice's proposed remedies to break up Google's search dominance could weaken its main profit engine and stall its advances in artificial intelligence, even though a final outcome may be years away, analysts said.The DOJ said on Tuesday it may ask a judge to force Google to divest

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department unveiled a raft of proposed changes to Google on Wednesday as part of an anti-trust suit that alleges the way the U.S.-tech giant promotes and distributes its key Google Search product harms competition and reduces consumer choice.