Apple Inc. lost its bid to throw out an antitrust case brought by the US Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general on Monday, a victory for the aggressive posture taken during the Biden administration and carried on by enforcers under President Donald Trump.

A federal judge on Monday denied Apple's motion to dismiss a major antitrust lawsuit brought by the US government, allowing the case challenging the tech giant's alleged smartphone monopoly to move forward.

Apple’s attempt to shut down the U.S. government’s antitrust case over its alleged smartphone monopoly has just hit a wall.