Opinion
The Supreme Court Must Intervene in the TikTok Case
The First Amendment should not be used to cut Americans’ access to TikTok, and the Supreme Court should step in.
What does the appeals court decision on TikTok ban mean for users?
ByteDance has until Jan. 19, 2025, when the bill is set to go into effect, to divest TikTok and sell the social media app.
Federal court dismisses challenge to TikTok ban
A federal appeals court in Washington upheld a law Friday that could result in social media giant TikTok’s eventual ban in the United States, pointing to the national security concerns of Congress.
Appeals court unanimously upholds US TikTok ban
On Dec. 6, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld the law that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok in a unanimous 3-0 decision.
TikTok braces for US shutdown as federal appeals court upholds ban
TikTok’s hopes now hinge on the Supreme Court potentially taking up the case, or incoming President Trump taking steps to prevent the app’s shutdown.
TikTok asks court to let Trump administration review the law that would ban the app
TikTok has petitioned for injunctive relief, asking a federal court to suspend the law that would force it to sell itself to an American buyer until Donald Trump and the Supreme Court have a chance to review it.
TikTok hires ex-Trump administration lawyer ahead of Supreme Court appeal
TikTok and its Chinese owner ByteDance have turned to a veteran U.S. Supreme Court lawyer as they prepare to ask the justices to block a law that could ban the popular short video platform in the United States.
TikTok asks federal appeals court to bar enforcement of potential ban until Supreme Court review
It's not clear if the Supreme Court will take up the case. If the law is not overturned, both TikTok and its parent, ByteDance, have said that the popular app will shut down by Jan. 19.
TikTok appeals to Supreme Court
A 2024 U.S. Supreme Court ruling gives Democratic-led states a new weapon to fight conservative federal rules on issues such as immigration, climate change, abortion access and civil rights. Donald Trump's announcement sparked an outpouring of snark.
TikTok asks federal appeals court to block U.S. ban until Supreme Court review
TikTok asked a federal appeals court on Monday to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform until
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Opinion: The TikTok court case has staggering implications for free speech in America
The court of appeals recognized the free speech implications of the TikTok ban but concluded the ban was justified by ...
Federal appeals court takes step closer to banning TikTok in US: Here's what to know
Federal legislation requires TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell the platform by Jan. 19, or the app will be banned in ...
TikTok’s future uncertain after appeals court rejects its bid to overturn possible U.S. ban
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied TikTok’s petition to overturn the law — which requires ...
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Genevieve Lakier Writes About TikTok and the First Amendment
The ruling is bad news for TikTok, its China-based parent, ByteDance, and its approximately 170 million American users. It also seriously weakens the First Amendment, and by extension our democracy, ...
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Chemerinsky: The TikTok court case has staggering implications for free speech in America
Erwin Chemerinsky The free speech implications of the coming ban on TikTok in the United States are staggering and unprecedented. On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ...