Apple filed its opening brief in Apple Inc. v. Epic Games at the Supreme Court on September 14, and it rests on one point: the 75-word injunction behind the contempt finding never mentioned commissions. Apple wants the justices to rule that a court can’t hold a party in contempt for violating an order’s “spirit,” and…
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Apple v. Epic Oral Argument: Why the Supreme Court Won't Hear It Before 2027
Apple’s brief is due Monday and Epic’s response is due November 13, but neither date puts a hearing on the calendar. Based on the Supreme Court’s own briefing schedule and its argument calendar for the current term, oral argument in Apple Inc. v. Epic Games, Inc., No. 25-1311, is a 2027 event at the earliest,…
Apple's Legal Week Ahead: One Supreme Court Brief Due Monday, and Four More Dates on the Docket
Apple’s opening merits brief in Apple Inc. v. Epic Games, Inc., No. 25-1311, is due at the Supreme Court on Monday, September 14, 2026. It is the biggest item on Apple’s legal calendar this week, but not the only one. An amicus deadline follows directly from Monday’s filing, and two separate proceedings, one in New…
Apple's App Store Link-Out Injunction Is Live, and Here Is What Changed for Developers
The injunction requiring Apple to let App Store developers link out to outside payment options is in force right now. It has been since the Supreme Court declined to pause it in August 2026, and it stays in force while Apple’s separate appeal to the Supreme Court proceeds on a different, narrower question. The injunction…
The Supreme Court Took Apple's Epic Appeal, but Only on One Narrow Question
On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court granted Apple’s petition in Apple Inc. v. Epic Games, Inc., No. 25-1311, with one limiting phrase: “limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.” That phrase excludes Apple’s App Store commission and steering rules from review, even though the grant is widely treated as the Court agreeing to…
Apple's Supreme Court Brief in the Epic Case Is Due Monday, September 14
Apple’s opening merits brief at the Supreme Court in Apple Inc. v. Epic Games, Inc., No. 25-1311, is due Monday, September 14, 2026. The single question the Court agreed in June to decide is the standard for imposing a civil contempt sanction, not whether Apple’s App Store rules violate antitrust law. The App Store on…