Apple Cites Supreme Court Birthright Ruling To Challenge Nationwide Epic Games Injunction

Apple is leveraging a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision related to President Trump's birthright citizenship directive to challenge the scope of injunctions imposed in its antitrust case with Epic Games. The Supreme Court ruling restricts federal courts from issuing universal injunctions that apply broadly beyond the parties involved in a lawsuit, a point Apple argues invalidates the district court's order mandating industry-wide changes to its App Store policies. Apple contends that the lower court exceeded its authority by applying remedies to all developers nationwide rather than just Epic Games, emphasizing that such sweeping injunctions lack legal justification unless clearly warranted. The company seeks to overturn a punitive antisteering injunction requiring it to allow external linking and purchase options across its platform, arguing that the injunction is fundamentally unfair and beyond the court's jurisdiction. Legal experts, however, view Apple's reliance on the birthright citizenship ruling as a tenuous legal strategy. Should Apple's appeal succeed, it would limit the injunction's impact to the parties involved rather than imposing broad requirements on all Apple developers.