Google, DOJ still blocking public access to monopoly trial docs, NYT says

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Dozens of exhibits from the Google antitrust trial are still being hidden from the public, The New York Times Company alleged in a court filing today.

According to The Times, there are several issues with access to public trial exhibits on both sides. The Department of Justice has failed to post at least 68 exhibits on its website that were shared in the trial, The Times alleged, and states have not provided access to 18 records despite reporters' requests.

Google's responses to document requests have also been spotty, The Times alleged. Sometimes Google "has not responded at all" to requests to review public exhibits. Other times, Google responds, but "often does not provide the exhibit in its entirety," The Times claimed, including limiting public access to "particular page(s) of the exhibit shown to a given witness."