While judges do a have a lot of power, they aren't necessarily beholden to the politicians who appoint them. Trump learned that the hard way already at the Supreme Court.
Don’t underestimate his way of lying and cheating out of anything. All it takes is one closeted MAGA cultist on that jury.
It's a given that the next iPhone is USB C. Notice that the Vision Pro also uses USB C. And for extra evidence, take a look at this Unbox Therapy short where he shows us a mold of the new iPhone 14. You can clearly see a USB C Port.
Having said that, I may be in the minority on this, but I'll miss Lightning. It's just such a small, elegant connector. It doesn't have a "tongue" like USB C so it's easier to clean both the male and female ports. USB C is great and all, and I know it has more capabilities with more pins and everything, but man I've really liked Lightning.
That does sound pretty bad. Hopefully a new judge can be assigned.