It's unclear how quickly the high court might issue a decision.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law thatThe justices will hear arguments Jan. 10 about whether the law impermissibly restricts speech in violation of the First Amendment.
The timing of the arguments means that the outgoing Biden administration's Justice Department will make the case in defense of the law that passed Congress with bipartisan support and was signed by Democratic President Joe Biden in April.President-elect Donald Trump, who once supported a ban but then pledged during the campaign to “save TikTok,” has said his administration would take a look at the situation.
The case pits free speech rights against the government’s stated aims of protecting national security, while raising novel issues about social media platforms.
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