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Apple faces a battle on two fronts as Epic forces a return to Circuit Courts

Wednesday, April 29, 2026Wesley Hilliard <wes@appleinsider.com>View original
After Epic successfully argued that App Store commissions for external payments must be decided now, Apple must face the Circuit Court and Supreme Court at the same time.

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The Apple vs Epic saga is years long and could easily fill a book at this point, but it hasn't ended yet. The latest update comes after Apple won a stay against going back to the Circuit Court as it appealed the Supreme Court.

That stay was short-lived, as Epic immediately appealed the stay and 9to5Mac shared that it has won. The US Ninth Circuit Court has reversed the stay it placed on enforcing a mandate that would require Apple to return to court and work with Epic on deciding what commission would be fair.


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