Bloomberg reports the Department of Justice is asking a judge to force Alphabet's Google (GOOG, GOOGL) to divest its Chrome browser due to antitrust concerns. Vanderbilt Law School associate dean for research and professor Rebecca Haw Allensworth joins Morning Brief to provide insights into this legal battle.

Allensworth characterizes this as "the government's ask in a Google case," emphasizing that not all requested actions will likely be implemented. She predicts the judge may impose data-sharing restrictions but is unlikely to mandate a complete Chrome sale or spin-off.

Addressing tech industry dynamics, Allensworth describes mergers and acquisitions as "a two-edged sword" that simultaneously drives business growth while potentially stifling market competition and innovation.

"The idea is just to recalibrate," she explains. "I think this [case] is not saying no more mergers, no more innovation by these big companies. The idea is just to make a little more of an even playing field for the sake of even better innovation.

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This post was written by Angel Smith