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US District Judge Amit Mehta has dismissed antitrust lawsuits filed by Chegg and Penske Media against Google, ruling that the tech giant's conduct does not violate antitrust law.
The decision marks a setback for publishers who have argued that AI search products like Google's AI Overviews are driving down traffic to their sites.
The cases were filed in 2025, and Google requested dismissal earlier this year. Chegg, an education and learning platform, alleged that Google illegally scraped its educational content.
The company claimed this allowed Gemini models to recreate that material, which in turn reduced traffic to Chegg's site.
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