Court reverses pause on Epic Games ruling ahead of Apple’s Supreme Court bid Marcus Mendes | Apr 28 2026 - 7:14 pm PT | Apr 28 2026 - 7:14 pm PT Epic Games just convinced the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse a prior decision that had paused the case from being sent back to the d… …
… ET: Following Apple’s request, the Ninth Circuit has granted the company’s motion to stay the mandate while it prepares its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. …
… Apple then asked the Supreme Court to pause this phase while it prepared a broader appeal. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court rejected that stay request , meaning the case could continue moving forward in the District Court. …
… This argument was immediately singled out by Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney as, as he put it, confirmation that “Apple’s ongoing 5 years of stall tactics in the US court system – leading to the Contempt of Court finding against them and the criminal referral for giving false testimony – is plainly aime… …
… Apple, in turn, argued that the order improperly broadened the original ruling which applied only to Epic , and appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit . The court of appeals then heard Apple’s case with a three-judge panel, and largely upheld the lower court’s decision. …
… Epic adds that Apple hasn’t shown any real need for the stay, arguing that a Supreme Court appeal wouldn’t eliminate the need for further proceedings in the lower court, so both processes could move forward at the same time. …
… Apple today filed a request with the Supreme Court in an attempt to reverse key lower court rulings over the App Store injunction in its long-running legal battle with Epic Games. …