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Alignment is each justice's general judicial philosophy as commonly described, not a party. Justices don't belong to parties, and they don't always vote with their bloc.
No. 25-1311 · October Term 2026
May a court hold a party in civil contempt for violating the “spirit” of an injunction that does not explicitly address the conduct at issue, or must a contempt finding rest on an order that clearly and unambiguously prohibits the precise conduct in question?
Apple created the iPhone, iOS, and the App Store—a two-sided marketplace connecting millions of app developers with consumers worldwide. To compensate Apple for its platform, Apple charges developers a commission of 15–30% on digital goods purchased through its In-App Purchase (IAP) system. Apple also maintained anti-steering provisions that blocked developers from directing users to cheaper purchasing options outside the App Store. Epic Games, one of the world’s largest mobile game developers and distributor of its own competing app marketplace, challenged these rules. In 2020, Epic filed suit alleging Apple's anti-steering provisions violated California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL) by preventing consumers from learning about lower-priced alternatives. After a bench trial, the district court agreed on the UCL claim and issued a 75-word permanent injunction barring Apple from prohibiting developers from including buttons, external links, or other calls to action directing users to alternative purchasing mechanisms. The injunction said nothing about commissions. After the Supreme Court declined to hear Apple’s appeal in January 2024, Apple implemented what it called a compliance…
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