While a federal judge's civil contempt finding against Apple heads to the Supreme Court, a lower court will decide what the tech giant's commission rate will be. OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge will continue to assess Apple’s commission for linked-out app purchases after she denied the tech giant’s motion Tuesday to stop proceedings while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews the landmark case. “There are evidentiary issues to be addressed; none of that will be discussed at the Supreme Court.” In June 2025, the Ninth Circuit denied Apple’s request for an emergency stay of the no-commissions order; the Supreme Court did the same in May 2026. Rogers said that previous evidence, including testimony from Apple’s own executives, showed nothing should be charged for commissions on linked-out purchases.