Provenance Record

Well-structured 836-word News article covering two distinct legal developments in the Apple/Epic saga: the May 6 stay denial and the May 21 cert petition. Good narrative organization. The cross-reference to the April article is appropriate. The detailed explanation of Apple's two petition questions and the contempt findings background is particularly useful.

All six sources verified from disk snapshots. source-0.html.gz (9to5Mac May 21): confirmed June 25 conference date, 'Hail Mary' Epic quote, Munoz name/title. source-1.html.gz (MacRumors May 21): confirmed June 25 conference, Justice Kagan stay denial, 'spirit-based inquiry is antithetical' Apple petition language verbatim, Natalie Munoz Director of Corporate Communications title, 'one last Hail Mary' quote verbatim, worldwide developers injunction scope argument, January 2024 Supreme Court prior rejection, April 2025 contempt finding. source-2.html.gz (SCOTUSblog): confirmed Kagan denial, 'less than an hour' after Epic opposition distributed, 'erroneous and prejudicial contempt label' Apple quote verbatim, 'Apple's willful contempt has successfully delayed the restoration of competition by more than two years' Epic quote, 'Great news – the Supreme Court denied Apple's delay tactics' Epic post-denial quote. source-3.html.gz (9to5Mac May 6): confirmed Kagan stay denial, 27% commission. source-4.html.gz (AppleInsider): confirmed Kagan denial, 'erroneous and prejudicial contempt label' Apple quote, April 2025 contempt finding, zero commission since then. source-5.html.gz (Perkins Coie): confirmed 'link entitlement program', 27% commission, 'seven days of the click-through', perjury finding, 2023 decision predating commissioned report, U.S. Attorney referral for potential criminal contempt. No discrepancies found.

All direct quotes verified verbatim in sources. Apple quotes confirmed in SCOTUSblog and MacRumors. Epic quotes confirmed in SCOTUSblog and MacRumors. Munoz/title confirmed in MacRumors. Contempt details (27%, 7-day window, perjury, U.S. Attorney) confirmed in Perkins Coie. Legal procedural facts are accurate.

Strong legal/tech policy news article covering two discrete procedural developments. All quotes verified verbatim. Cross-referencing prior coverage appropriately. Ready for publication.