The Supreme Court is taking up Epic v. Apple.
… Link: Supreme Court to Hear Apple Appeal Over Contempt Ruling | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-30/supreme-court-to-hear-apple-appeal-over-epic-app-store-fees | Bloomberg
… Link: Supreme Court to Hear Apple Appeal Over Contempt Ruling | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-30/supreme-court-to-hear-apple-appeal-over-epic-app-store-fees | Bloomberg
… Apple also plans to petition the Supreme Court to look at the case. Link: Apple files for Supreme Court stay in Epic case over off-App Store commission dispute - 9to5Mac | https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/04/apple-files-for-supreme-court-stay-in-epic-case-over-off-app-store-commission-dispute/ | 9to5Mac
Apple had asked the court for a stay in a mandate from the Ninth Circuit appeals court sending the case to back to district court to figure out how much of a fee Apple can charge on purchases out of the App Store. …
… A federal appeals court not only upheld the government’s position but also ruled that the Fourth Amendment hadn’t been violated at all, since Chatrie had voluntarily shared his location information with Google. Following today’s arguments, the Supreme Court will issue a ruling in the coming months. …
… And yet, their decisions are still confirmed and actually cannot be appealed in court. So why would “real” judges sign off on a system like this? Well, by and large, they’re taking their cue from the Supreme Court, which beginning in the 1980s really fell in love with forced arbitration. …
… You’ve got district court judges calling out the Supreme Court, which is not a thing that usually happens. You have a Supreme Court that is overturning precedents in a way that makes me feel like I learned nothing in law school. …
… It was thrown out on appeal because the theory of the case was essentially that the people who were being defrauded were the people who were trading against this insider. And the courts were like, “No, no. …