#settlement-agreement

#settlement-agreement

The man who spent half a decade positioning himself as the champion of developer rights against platform gatekeepers is now contractually obligated to be Google's cheerleader. The contract reportedly goes further than silence, requiring him to actively advocate that Google and Android are "procompetitive and a model for app store / platform operations."

It's not unusual or improper for the government to renegotiate court-ordered settlement agreements, said David Super, an administrative law expert at Georgetown University who has litigated against both Democratic and Republican administrations. But, he said, it's "extraordinary" for the government to change its policy before receiving permission from the court, as the DOJ has done in Ms. L. this year. "When the government unilaterally stops complying, that's not negotiation," he said. "That's contempt of court."

At the same time, Carter found that the city breached the terms of a settlement agreement with the nonprofit LA Alliance for Human Rights, which calls for the creation of 12,915 homeless beds or other housing opportunities by June 2027.