Apple is the last party standing in a Department of Justice lawsuit against several publishers. Now, the trial is on to determine whether Apple and the publishers conspired to fix ebook prices as part of an effort to weaken Amazon's hold on the market. The trial is expected to last three weeks, and The Verge will be reporting from the courthouse as it all unfolds.
Aug 1, 2014, 8:51 PM UTCChris Welch
Apple's $450 million ebooks antitrust settlement approved by judge
Jul 16, 2014, 4:42 PM UTCJosh Lowensohn
Apple to pay $450 million in ebooks antitrust suit with US states
Feb 10, 2014, 11:51 PM UTCJosh Lowensohn
Apple again loses bid to oust antitrust monitor from ebooks case
Feb 1, 2014, 6:40 PM UTCCarl Franzen
Apple hit with $840 million damages claim for ebooks price fixing
Jan 21, 2014, 6:03 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Apple granted temporary removal of its hated ebooks monitor
Jan 13, 2014, 10:25 PM UTCJosh Lowensohn
Apple loses its battle to oust antitrust monitor from ebooks case
Jan 8, 2014, 11:32 AM UTCRich McCormick
Apple fights to remove antitrust compliance monitor in ebooks price-fixing case
Nov 29, 2013, 4:09 PM UTCChris Welch
Apple complains court-appointed ebooks antitrust monitor wants too much money
Oct 4, 2013, 5:33 PM UTCGreg Sandoval
Apple, Simon & Schuster appeal price-fix ruling in e-book case
Legal experts have said Apple's chances of getting the district court ruling overturned are slim
Sep 6, 2013, 1:51 PM UTCGreg Sandoval
Judge issues permanent injunction against Apple: no ebook price restrictions for four years
Aug 28, 2013, 11:59 AM UTCGreg Sandoval
Court says Apple needs monitor after 'blatant' ebook price fixing
Federal judge will issue penalties next week
Aug 23, 2013, 6:17 PM UTCJeff Blagdon
DOJ slams Apple's intransigence in price-fixing remedy discussions
Aug 9, 2013, 5:27 PM UTCChris Welch
Apple shouldn't be 'rewarded' with less severe punishments for ebook price fixing, says DoJ
Justice Department suggests publishers want to go back to their old ways
Aug 9, 2013, 1:29 PM UTCGreg Sandoval
Consumer watchdog says Apple did 'considerable harm' with ebook pricing, supports DOJ ruling
Aug 8, 2013, 4:20 PM UTCCarl Franzen
Publishers dispute Justice Department's ebook penalties for Apple, saying they harm industry
Aug 2, 2013, 2:10 PM UTCChris Welch
Justice Department wants Apple to terminate existing book deals and compete on price (update)
Proposal calls for Apple to let ebook retailers link to their stores in iOS apps
Jul 10, 2013, 9:48 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Means, motive, and opportunity: why antitrust lawyers smacked down Apple's iBookstore
It's not about cost, it's about conspiracy
Jul 10, 2013, 7:05 PM UTCGreg Sandoval
Apple could be in court a long time on ebook case
More than 33 state attorneys general and several class-action groups are waiting to collect money for ebook buyers
Jun 22, 2013, 12:25 PM UTCAaron Souppouris
Apple warns guilty ebook verdict would 'send shudders through the business community'
Jun 21, 2013, 1:03 AM UTCJeff Blagdon
Apple and DOJ release slide decks from closing arguments in ebook trial
Jun 13, 2013, 5:50 PM UTCGreg Sandoval
DOJ to Apple's Eddy Cue: 'Did your customers thank you for raising prices?'
Government lawyers reveal top Apple exec considered entering illegal agreement to keep Amazon out of music
Jun 13, 2013, 1:31 PM UTCGreg Sandoval
Eddy Cue: did Apple's 'Mr. Fix-It' fix ebook prices?
DOJ has called Apple exec Eddy Cue the 'ringleader' of price-fixing conspiracy
Jun 10, 2013, 1:22 PM UTCGreg Sandoval
Meet Orin Snyder, the deadliest trial lawyer in tech
Apple landed its first big blow last week when Snyder decimated Google's witness in ebooks antitrust trial
Jun 7, 2013, 1:23 AM UTCGreg Sandoval
Google helps DOJ make first big mistake in Apple ebook trial
Apple attorneys shred credibility of witness Thomas Turvey, Google's director of strategic partnerships