Tech groups back Apple at US Supreme Court, say injunctions must 'mean what they say'
( September 21, 2026, 15:34 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Computer & Communications Industry Association, NetChoice, and Software & Information Industry Association told the US Supreme Court that court injunctions should be interpreted according to their plain meaning — and not their “spirit.” The entities filed a brief in support of Apple against a US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling that held the company in contempt in its competition dispute with Epic Games. “The Ninth Circuit’s decision permits courts to impose contempt based on a command that appears nowhere in the order, so long as the court concludes that the conduct frustrated the injunction’s perceived ‘spirit.’ That approach gives parties no fixed line between lawful conduct and contempt,” they argued.See attached file. ...
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