Discussion Thread: Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Case on TikTok Ban

"The Supreme Court hears consolidated oral argument in TikTok v. Garland and Firebaugh v. Garland, a case about TikTok's First Amendment challenge to a law requiring the app to divest from Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a nationwide ban." per C-SPAN's description-in-advance of today's oral argument, which is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Eastern. **News and Analysis** - NPR: [TikTok is heading to the Supreme Court to challenge its U.S. ban. Here's what to know](https://www.npr.org/2025/01/10/nx-s1-5254236/tiktok-supreme-court-what-to-know) - SCOTUSblog: [Parties file final briefs before Supreme Court hears TikTok case](https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/01/parties-file-final-briefs-before-supreme-court-hears-tiktok-case/) (Published January 3rd, 2025) - SCOTUSblog: [TikTok, Biden, Trump present arguments over app ban to justices](https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/12/tiktok-biden-trump-present-arguments-over-app-ban-to-justices/) (Published December 28, 2024) - USA Today: [Why the Supreme Court is likely to side against 170 million TikTok users | The Supreme Court has been reluctant to second guess the legislative and executive branches on national security issues.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/09/supreme-court-tiktok-china-free-speech/77542791007/) (Soft paywall) - WIRED: [How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work](https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-us-tiktok-ban-would-actually-work/) (Soft paywall) **Where to Listen** - PBS NewsHour via YouTube: [Supreme Court hears arguments on whether TikTok can be banned in free speech case](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_gp9QnodOw) - C-SPAN: [Supreme Court Hears Case on TikTok Ban](https://www.c-span.org/event/public-affairs-event/supreme-court-hears-case-on-tiktok-ban/429770)