Justice Kagan Won’t Vacate 9th Circuit’s Mandate Stay In Apple, Epic Antitrust Row

Mealey's (August 14, 2023, 1:47 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A mandate that established an injunction permitting Epic Games Inc. to inform consumers of alternate methods of making in-app purchases (IAPs) in its games will remain stayed following Justice Elena Kagan’s denial of the gaming firm’s application to vacate the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ stay of the mandate pending Apple Inc.’s forthcoming petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court related to the matter....