As the NYT pointed out, the judge oddly didn't order Bing, Yahoo or another search providers to pull the results, however. There's also the thorny question of whether search sites should be held accountable for the illegal actions of others, any more than property managers are responsible for shady handbills. More importantly, many have pointed out that if such rulings stick, rogue nations could use them as an excuse to stifle free speech. Either way, along with the the EU's recent ruling that Google must strike individual search results on demand, it's one more headache for Google.