DOJ’s Antitrust Suit Against Apple Joined by 4 More States

The Apple Inc. logo is displayed outside a retail store at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 20, 2023. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

Four states have joined the Justice Department’s (DOJ) antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Apple, bringing the total number of co-plaintiffs to 20.

A press release from the DOJ announced that attorneys general in Nevada, Washington, Indianapolis, and Massachusetts joined the suit. The initial lawsuit, brought in March, included 15 states and the District of Columbia as co-plaintiffs.