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 Supreme Court seems skeptical of the Chinese-owned platform’s First Amendment claim.

The United States Supreme Court is poised to announce a critical decision on Friday that could determine the future of TikTok in the country. The app, immensely popular among Americans, faces a potential ban due to concerns over national security and data privacy.

TikTok's lawyer danced around the question but said there is no precedent for a foreign government being subject to U.S. free speech laws. He then used a series of analogies, and it didn't seem like the Supreme Court judges were impressed by his answer.

Noel Francisco, representing TikTok and ByteDance, argued that Supreme Court endorsement of this law could enable statutes targeting other companies on similar grounds. "AMC movie theaters used ...

Congress labeled the app’s Chinese ownership a national security risk and passed a law that would ban the social media platform unless it was sold. TikTok and creators say that violates their free speech rights.

The first, Noel J. Francisco, who represents ByteDance, is a prominent conservative litigator who is now a partner at the Jones Day law firm. A graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, Mr. Francisco clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia and served in the White House and the Justice Department in the George W. Bush administration.

Trump filed a surprise brief urging the Supreme Court to delay enforcement until he could broker a deal — though it’s unclear if the Chinese government would approve one. Tiffany Cianci was finishing a TikTok live stream to 70,

The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court on Friday, with the justices largely holding the app’s fate in their hands. The popular social media platform says the law violates the First Amendment and should be struck down.

The Supreme Court appeared ready to uphold a law that will ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owners don't sell the widly popular platform.

After nearly three hours of Supreme Court arguments Friday morning, Americans are one step closer to learning whether a TikTok ban will take effect in nine days.

The Supreme Court is hearing an appeal against a law that bans the video-sharing app in the country unless it is sold.