Apple Asks Supreme Court to Review App Store Contempt Ruling
Apple has requested the U.S. Supreme Court to review a contempt ruling related to its App Store practices. The ruling stemmed from a legal dispute with Epic Games, which led to changes in Apple's linking rules and fees. Apple argues that the contempt ruling was inappropriate and seeks to limit any court orders to only affect Epic Games.
- ▪Apple formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a series of rulings regarding its App Store.
- ▪The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found Apple in contempt for violating a previous injunction related to payment options.
- ▪Apple contends that the contempt ruling was based on the 'spirit' of the injunction rather than a clear violation.
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Apple Asks Supreme Court to Review App Store Contempt RulingThursday May 21, 2026 2:58 pm PDT by Juli CloverApple today formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the series of rulings that led to changes to App Store linking rules and fees in the United States. In 2021, Apple largely won its legal dispute with Epic Games, but Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ordered Apple to relax its anti-steering rules and let developers link to alternate payment options in apps. Apple complied, but charged a 12 to 27 percent fee on link-outs instead of its standard 15 to 30 percent fee. When taking into account fees from payment processors, there was little to no discount to developers, and few opted in. Apple also restricted button design, limiting developers to a single plain text link.
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