DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Turn Away Apple

The Department of Justice is asking the Supreme Court to refuse to hear Apple's appeal of a ruling that it conspired with publishers to raise the price of ebooks.

The antitrust ruling against Apple—issued in 2013 by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Cote and affirmed this year by the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals—was "supported by overwhelming evidence," DOJ says in Supreme Court papers filed Dec. 23.