The Supreme Court seems skeptical of the Chinese-owned platform’s First Amendment claim.
But, the court concluded, “Congress has determined that divestiture ... At oral arguments on Jan. 10, TikTok’s lawyer, Noel Francisco, told the justices that TikTok would “go dark” in the United States if the company did not prevail in its ...
Noel Francisco ... is a platform used by about 170 million people in the United States, roughly half the country's population. Congress passed the measure last year with overwhelming bipartisan ...
The Supreme Court will hear TikTok’s challenge to the ban-or-sale law to consider whether it violates the First Amendment rights of of users and platform owners.
TikTok could be banned in the United States in a little ... TikTok attorney Noel Francisco claimed that the Biden administration and Congress had failed to consider less restrictive means to ...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning ... lawyer Noel Francisco told the justices on behalf of TikTok.
Noel Francisco ... TikTok is a platform used by about 170 million people in the United States, roughly half the country's population. Congress passed the measure last year with overwhelming ...
Users in the U.S. who opened the app were greeted with a message that read, "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now."
TikTok, ByteDance and several users of the app sued to halt the ban, arguing it would suppress free speech for the millions of Americans who use the platform.
The decision came a week after the justices heard a First Amendment challenge to a law aimed at the wildly popular short-form video platform used by 170 million Americans that the government fears could be influenced by China.
The median age of voting members of the House of Representatives is now 57.5 years, while the Senate's median age is 64.7 years.
A federal judge sentenced Angelica Maria Francisco to five years in prison for identity theft and illegal voting in Alabama.