Judge: Republicans’ UCL Suit Viable Against Google, But Fails On Merits

(August 1, 2024, 2:25 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge in a mixed ruling on July 31 found that Google LLC cannot claim immunity as an online publisher from claims that it violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by diverting Republican National Committee (RNC) fundraising emails to users’ spam folders but granted Google’s motion to dismiss on the merits....