( July 29, 2026, 03:58 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice filed a motion for reconsideration of a special master's order regarding Apple's entitlement to obtain discovery from federal agencies, as part of the DOJ's monopolization suit against the company over smartphones. "Federal agencies are not automatically subject to 'party' discovery any time the United States files a case; rather, courts must perform a fact-specific assessment of the relationship of a federal agency to each case," the DOJ said in its filing in the District of New Jersey. The order clearly errs when it relies on internal agency policies related to smartphones to impose party discovery, and in the order, there is no mention of specific policies, rules, or regulations or any agency that regulates the conduct or markets at issue in the case, the DOJ said. "On this record, it was clear error to subject the agencies to party discovery," the agency said.See attached file....
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