The U.S. Supreme Court late on Aug. 12 temporarily paused further action in federal district court in California in Apple’s long-running App Store dispute with Epic Games.
Justice Elena Kagan granted a brief administrative stay that is set to expire at 5 p.m. on Aug. 13. An administrative stay puts a lower court ruling or proceeding on hold while a higher court takes time to consider an emergency application.
The stay, which was sought by Apple, gives the justices time to consider whether to halt further action by the district court while they review a civil contempt finding against the company….