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Apple and DOJ notify court of impasse over document cutoff in antitrust lawsuit

9to5Mac • Wed, 21 Oct 2026

Apple and the Department of Justice have submitted a joint notice of impasse over how recent Apple’s documents must be to fall within the scope of discovery in their ongoing antitrust lawsuit. Here are the details. more…

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Apple and the Department of Justice have submitted a joint notice of impasse over how recent Apple’s documents must be to fall within the scope of discovery in their ongoing antitrust lawsuit.

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