Apple has asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court ruling holding the iPhone maker in contempt for charging a fee on purchases made through third-party payment systems. The company has requested an emergency stay while it files an appeal with the high court, or it suggests the justices take up the case on the merits. Epic Games initially sued Apple in 2020 after it was removed from the App Store for attempting to circumvent the company's in-app purchase fees. The court largely ruled in Apple's favor in 2021, finding it was not an "illegal monopolist" but engaged in anticompetitive behavior. However, last year, a federal judge ruled Apple violated the 2021 case's mandates, placing an injunction on the 27 percent commission fee from Apple.