Emergency application
App store payment fees
Apple Inc. v. Epic Games, Inc.
What did the Court do?
The Court denied the request on August 13, 2026: the lower court's ruling stays in effect while the appeal continues.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
Apple Inc. asks the Supreme Court to pause further proceedings in its dispute with Epic Games, Inc. The request follows an Aug. 11, 2026, order from the federal district court in Northern California turning down Apple's request to pause those proceedings. Apple seeks the pause while the Supreme Court considers a contempt issue; the application excerpt does not explain what that issue concerns.
What the Court did
Justice Kagan refused Apple's request for a temporary pause and denied the application (turned it down). The order does not decide the underlying case, and the docket says the Court did not publish the justices' votes.
What it means
This temporary emergency ruling does not decide who wins the underlying case. The federal district court in Northern California may continue its proceedings; the docket lists a related Supreme Court case, No. 25-1311.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A194. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.