@arstechnica For those that only read the headline and get all riled up, it is more complicated than... "Google paid off the court".
"The payment was unusual, but so was the US request for a jury trial because antitrust cases are typically heard by a judge without a jury. The US argued that a jury should rule on damages because US government agencies were overcharged for advertising."
@arstechnica WOW! I actually agree with a Ted Cruz comment!?? How strange.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he voted against the reauthorization "because it failed to include the most important requirement to protect Americans' civil rights: that law enforcement get a warrant before targeting a US citizen."
@arstechnica Just to put some perspective on this: Sherrod Brown is up for re-election against a MAGA-backed opponent in a state with a lot of MAGA supporters and a long history of automotive industry jobs. While he has always backed US manufacturing, I think he is being a little louder to try and woo some of the MAGA leaning votes his way.
