Apple appears to have gotten most of what they wanted from the extended court skirmish over the scope and role of court-appointed monitor Michael Bromwich. Yes, their request for a complete stay of the monitor pending appeal of Judge Cote’s verdict was denied by the three-judge Court of Appeals panel, but the ruling did explicitly and significantly limit what the monitor can do. The Court of Appeals writes that during oral arguments even the government “explicitly stated” the order for the monitor’s duties “should be interpreted narrowly.” So in their brief ruling, the Court of Appeals reaffirms that the monitor […]
