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.

A bit of context

In March 2024, the Department of Justice, alongside 15 states and the District of Columbia, filed a lawsuit accusing Apple of illegally maintaining a monopoly in the smartphone market.

In essence, they accuse Apple of restricting competition, limiting interoperability with rival products, and making it harder for consumers to switch to competing devices. Apple denies these allegations.

Since then, the two sides have clashed repeatedly over discovery, the pretrial process through which both sides exchange evidence relevant to the case.…