TikTok urges Supreme Court to stop impending ban just days before it takes effect
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The Supreme Court hears TikTok's case to toss out a ban just nine days before it will take effect. The Biden administration defends the measure on national security grounds.
Lawyers for TikTok will argue that the law, which forces the choice of either divestiture or being banned, is a violation of First Amendment protections. They will also make the case that lawmakers failed to consider less-restrictive alternatives before jumping to an outright ban. Breanne Deppisch is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering the 2024 election and other national news.
The Biden administration, for its part, will argue that the law focuses solely on the company’s control of the app, which attorneys for the administration argue could pose "grave national security threats" to Americans rather than its content.
Lawyers for the administration will also argue that Congress did not impose any restrictions on speech, much less any restrictions based on viewpoint or on content, and therefore fails to satisfy the test of free speech violations under the First Amendment.