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Consumers say Apple’s store rules hurt them. 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It affects how consumers challenge platform monopolies. It shapes future antitrust litigation against digital markets."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 25-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 25-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 33, lines 39-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 33, lines 39-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-11"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 13-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 13-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 21-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 21-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 47-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 47-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 31-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 31-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 49-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 49-51"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 55-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 55-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 17-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 17-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 29-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 29-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 35-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 35-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 39-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 39-51"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 55-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 55-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 31-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 31-33"}]}],"slug":"2018-17-204-apple-inc-v-pepper","term":"2018","title":"Can iPhone owners sue Apple for app price inflation?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 25-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 25-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 33, lines 39-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 33, lines 39-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-204_4h28.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-11"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}