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Supreme Court Will hear TikTok Ban Case

Name: Supreme Court Will hear TikTok Ban Case
Uploaded: 2024-12-18T23:34:29+00:00
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Channel: Brittany Ratelle
Description: In this brief news update, small‑business attorney Brittany Ratelle explains that the U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for the TikTok ban…

18 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief news update, small‑business attorney Brittany Ratelle explains that the U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for the TikTok ban case on January 10, with the Court refusing to delay the looming January 19 deadline that would enforce a bipartisan law potentially banning TikTok in the United States. TikTok must file its brief by December 27 and a reply brief is due January 3. The case will determine whether the law, which would require ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent, to either sell the app or force major platforms such as Google and Apple to stop supporting it, violates First‑Amendment free‑speech protections. An estimated 170 million American users could be affected. The segment notes that former President Trump met with TikTok’s CEO but has not publicly taken a position, and it invites viewers to consider how the ban might impact their businesses or content‑creation plans, offering tips for preparing for a possible ban.

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Breaking news: Supreme Court announced today it will hear the TikTok ban case on January 10th. I'm small business attorney Brittany Ratelle. Here's the breakdown. The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear the TikTok ban case, which will decide if that bipartisan law that would effectively ban TikTok if its parent company does not sell the popular social media app violates the U.S. Constitution's free speech protections. Supreme Court, however, did not change the ultimate deadline and denied issuing an injunction or an emergency order to stall the January 19th deadline. The Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments on the case on January 10th, with briefs from TikTok due on December 27th and a reply brief due from their other lawyers on January 3rd. Sorry if you're the lawyers on this case, Christmas is canceled for you. Oral arguments before the highest court in the US will only be 9 days before the drop-dead date, which would affect an estimated 170 million Americans who use the app. The ban would require TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to either sell the app or force Google, Apple, and other US platforms to stop supporting the app in the US. President Trump met with TikTok CEO at his Florida club on Monday, but has not made any official statements on his position. What do you think? Will the ban happen? Will it affect your business? If you create content on TikTok, grab some tips below so you have a plan for the ban.