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The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether a controversial ban on the social media app TikTok violates the First Amendment, adding a major case to its docket this term just before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
The high court agreed to expedite the case and hear arguments on January 10.
TikTok’s appeal to the Supreme Court thrusts the justices into a high-profile fight between Congress, which has cited national security concerns over China’s control of the app, and the platform’s users and executives, who argue that the ban violates the First Amendment.
Congress passed the ban with bipartisan support earlier this year, and President Joe Biden signed it into law in April. It came in response to years of concern in Washington that TikTok’s Chinese parent company poses a national security risk.
Earlier this month, a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, unanimously upheld the ban in a ruling that said the government had a national security interest in regulating the platform in the United States.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
