Following the ruling, the trial court judge ordered that Apple must change those rules for all developers in its US App Store. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the orders, although they remain on hold until the Supreme Court rules or rejects the case.
Apple argued Thursday that the lower court’s orders violate the U.S. Constitution because they exceed the powers of a federal judge.
Apple said the trial judge relied on a case brought by a single developer – rather than a broader class of developers – to justify a nationwide ban, without showing that the nationwide ban was necessary to remedy the problem. damage caused to Epic.
“This approach destroys constitutional limitations on the authority of federal courts and, unless corrected by this Court, would make universal injunctions the default solution in cases of a single plaintiff challenging a generally applicable policy,” Apple argued in its brief before the Supreme Court.
Epic on Wednesday also appealed lower court rulings in the Apple case. The Supreme Court is likely to decide late this year or early next year whether to admit the case.