A specially appointed judge has sided with Apple in its fight to obtain documents from 14 federal agencies as part of its defense against the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit. Here are the details.

A bit of background

Last May, Apple asked the court overseeing the antitrust case the DOJ brought against the company in 2024 to force the following 14 federal agencies to turn over documents related to how they evaluate, purchase, and use smartphones and wearables:

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Department of Commerce