Supreme Court Seems Likely To Uphold a Law That Could Ban TikTok in the US On Jan. 19

The justices seemed persuaded by arguments that the national security threat posed by the company’s connections to China override concerns about restricting speech.

TikTok’s Fate Arrives at Supreme Court in Collision of Free Speech and National Security

TikTok and China-based ByteDance, as well as content creators and users, argue the law is a dramatic violation of the Constitution’s free speech guarantee.

TikTok Creators Left in Limbo While Awaiting Decision on Potential Platform Ban

At the heart of the case is whether the law violates the First Amendment with TikTok and its creator allies arguing that it does.

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban So He Can Weigh In After He Takes Office

The filings come ahead of oral arguments on whether the law, which requires TikTok to divest from its China-based parent company or face a ban, unlawfully restricts speech.

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Over Law That Could Ban TikTok in the US

The justices will hear arguments on January 10 about whether the law impermissibly restricts speech in violation of the First Amendment.

TikTok Asks the Supreme Court for an Emergency Order to Block a US Ban Unless It’s Sold

Lawyers for the company and China-based ByteDance urged the justices to step in before the law’s Jan. 19 deadline.

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Law Requiring Sale or Ban of TikTok in the US

TikTok and ByteDance — another plaintiff in the lawsuit — are expected to appeal to the Supreme Court, though its unclear whether the court will take up the case.

TikTok and the US Face Off in Court Over Law That Could Lead to Ban on Platform

TikTok argues the law runs afoul of the First Amendment while other opponents claim it mirrors crackdowns sometimes seen in authoritarian countries abroad.