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Epic App Store Litigation

Apple Inc. · 2026-09-21 · Importance 34 · Surprise 42

The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed a Supreme Court amicus brief supporting Apple in its appeal involving Epic Games and the App Store. The brief challenges a lower-court contempt ruling that allegedly found Apple violated the spirit of an order despite no explicit prohibition. The dispute could affect the legal certainty of Apple’s App Store payment, editorial-curation, and platform-governance practices in the United States.

Key facts

• The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed an amicus brief supporting Apple in the Supreme Court case Apple v. Epic, arguing against a lower court's ruling that found Apple in contempt for violating the "spirit" of an order. source