California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he has joined a multi-state antitrust lawsuit aimed at ending Apple’s alleged monopolistic behavior regarding its immensely popular iPhone products.

During a live-streamed news conference in Los Angeles, Bonta on Thursday said California is party to the U.S. Department of Justice-led suit, along with 14 other states and Washington, D.C., alleging four violations of the federal Sherman Antitrust Act.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.