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Apple faced a complex legal landscape over four weeks spanning trade secret theft concerns, shareholder litigation, encryption access requests, and app store disputes. On March 17, Apple secured a decisive victory when a judge ruled the company can delist apps from the App Store with or without cause, dismissing the Musi streaming app's lawsuit challenging the removal. The ruling came as Apple reduced App Store fees in China while facing criticism from Beijing over alleged monopolistic practices and as U.S. lawmakers questioned British government requests for encrypted user data access.