The closing arguments will bring Google and the DOJ back to U.S. District Court after concluding a 10-week trial in November that focused on the ways Google has maintained its dominance in the market.  

A central component of the allegations brought by the DOJ, along with a coalition of state attorneys general, centers on agreements Google has reached with partners, such as Apple, to be the default search engine on devices. That debate will likely emerge as a prominent point in the closing arguments.  

Google has pushed back strongly on allegations of anticompetitive behavior through the agreements. Google’s main defense is that its search engine is better, which is how it maintains its dominance and secures agreements with…