Apple has responded to Epic’s opposition to its request to pause lower-court proceedings over App Store commissions while the Supreme Court reviews part of the case. Here’s what that means.
Apple argues Epic’s reasoning is wrong
Last month, the Supreme Court agreed to review whether Apple was properly held in civil contempt for charging a commission on purchases completed outside the U.S. App Store.
This specific dispute stems from a 2021 injunction requiring Apple to let developers direct users to off-App Store purchase options. Although the injunction did not explicitly prohibit commissions on those transactions, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers later ruled that Apple’s implementation violated the order and held the company in contempt. Apple has been fighting that finding ever since.
As soon as the Supreme Court agreed to review the finding, Apple moved to pause the lower-court proceedings that will consider what commission, if any, it can charge on such purchases.
