TikTok asks Supreme Court to delay divest-or-ban law

Source: The Hill

12/16/24 3:28 PM ET


TikTok filed an emergency appeal at the Supreme Court on Monday seeking to delay a law that would ban the video sharing platform nationwide if TikTok doesn’t divest from its Chinese parent company.

The company’s application asks the court to put the Jan. 19 divest-or-ban deadline on hold until the justices resolve TikTok’s First Amendment claims on their normal docket.

“The Act will shutter one of America’s most popular speech platforms the day before a presidential inauguration. This, in turn, will silence the speech of Applicants and the many Americans who use the platform to communicate about politics, commerce, arts, and other matters of public concern,” TikTok’s lawyers wrote in the application.

By default, the company’s Supreme Court application will go to Chief Justice John Roberts, who handles emergency appeals arising from the D.C. Circuit. Roberts could act on the application alone or refer it to the full court for a vote.

Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5042750-tiktok-supreme-court-delay-divest-ban-law/