Apple’s last-ditch effort to overturn the punitive antisteering injunction in the Epic “Fortnite” case uses a recent Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling to try and pare down the scope of the original judge’s power.
Apple attempts yet another appeal. Image source: Apple
After being told it willfully violated a 2021 injunction, Apple has made it known that it finds Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rodgers’ injunction “fundamentally unfair.” The case centers around the one count Epic won in its trial against Apple, which regulates Apple’s ability to prevent steering away from App Store apps.
Apple’s initial solution proved unsatisfactory and resulted in a punitive judgement requiring Apple to abandon all efforts to block external linking or purchase options. However, Apple seems to believe it has found the perfect legal loophole via a recent precedent set by the Supreme Court.
