U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Rule Changes

Origin court for the injunction and contempt order; now handling remand

This case keeps producing the same kind of drama: a judge orders Apple to loosen its grip, Apple complies in a way that still protects the money, and Epic comes back yelling “that’s not compliance.” On December 11, 2025, the Ninth Circuit mostly backed the trial judge’s contempt finding that Apple played games with the anti-steering injunction—but clipped parts of the punishment.

Updated Dec 12, 2025