Judge pauses order requiring DOJ to answer Apple discovery requests from 14 agencies

A federal judge granted the Justice Department a temporary pause on an order requiring it to respond to Apple's discovery requests for documents held by 14 federal agencies, according to MacTech, citing 9to5Mac. The dispute arises from Apple's 2024 antitrust suit against the DOJ; Apple had won a discovery fight, and the DOJ argued Judge Jose Linares treated the agencies as parties rather than non-parties entitled to greater protection. Linares paused the order while District Judge Julien Neals considers the government's appeal. The underlying antitrust case remains pending.