Google also objected because they expected Layser’s testimony to go beyond the legal scope of a rebuttal, which must be limited to responding to issues that have already been raised. 

Judge Brinkema threw out the motion and allowed Layser to testify. On the stand, Layser argued that AdX needed to be divested.

In an early testimony in the case last year, Layser said she felt that Google’s adtech business was “holding [her] hostage.”

5. The judge asked Google and DOJ to settle out of court

As the process came to a close on Monday, Judge Brinkema suggested to both parties they might consider a settlement. “My favorite phrase is ‘Let’s settle this case,’” she said, according to a report from The Verge. “This is the kind of case that ought to settle.”

If a settlement is reached, a court-ordered monitor might still be assigned to make sure Google adheres to agreed-upon behavioral changes. 

In the case that the two parties don’t settle, closing arguments will take place in November.