: Google, Justice Department set for antitrust showdown on Tuesday

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After years of investigations, lawsuits, the threat of legislation and plenty of congressional hearings, the federal government’s case against Big Tech is ready to have its big moment in court.

An antitrust clash of the titans is scheduled to start Tuesday in a federal court in the District of Columbia, where the Justice Department will square off against Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL GOOG Google. A federal judge will consider arguments over whether Google illegally abused its influence over online search to smother competition.