Apple says U.S. is refusing to produce federal agency documents in DOJ antitrust case

Apple is asking a New Jersey federal court to force the U.S. to turn over documents from 14 federal agencies in the DOJ’s antitrust case over the iPhone.

Apple says the records could show agencies valued the iPhone’s security, privacy, pricing, and app ecosystem, helping its defense.

The government says the requests are irrelevant, overly burdensome, and could involve privileged or classified material.

The ruling could affect what evidence Apple can use and how agency assessments are treated in the antitrust suit.