Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, clears way for app to shut …
3 days ago · Noel Francisco, who argued on behalf of TikTok and ByteDance, said the Supreme Court's decision would be "enormously consequential." ... Francisco claimed that TikTok would "have to go mute ...
Noel Francisco, ’96, Argues for ByteDance, TikTok Before …
Jan 13, 2025 · Two of the lawyers are challenging the law as unconstitutional, saying it violates the First Amendment rights of both TikTok and its users. They come from opposite ideological backgrounds. 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 ...
TikTok voluntarily shuts down in the U.S. as divest-or-ban law set …
2 days ago · During Supreme Court arguments on Jan. 10, Noel Francisco, a lawyer for TikTok, warned that the platform would shut down when the law went into effect, explaining that it would be "extraordinarily ...
Jan 11, 2025 · Mr. Francisco. ORAL ARGUMENT OF NOEL J. FRANCISCO ON BEHALF OF PETITIONERS TIKTOK, INC., ET AL. MR. FRANCISCO: Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the Court: Under the Act, one of America's most popular speech platforms will shut down in nine days. That shouldn't happen for three reasons. First, TikTok incorporated as a U.S.
TikTok challenges U.S. law: A battle over national security and free …
4 days ago · TikTok's legal team, led by former U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco, insisted that the app is not controlled by ByteDance and that the law unfairly targets speech. Francisco argued that the government cannot restrict speech to protect Americans from speech itself, a principle he said is at the core of the First Amendment.
U.S. TikTok ban: How it would work and how to prepare : NPR
Jan 13, 2025 · "On January 19th, as I understand it, we shut down," TikTok lawyer Noel Francisco told justices during oral arguments on Friday. ... TikTok officials say it is possible that on Jan. 19, when U.S ...
TikTok US ban arrives at Supreme Court | AP News - Associated …
Jan 9, 2025 · Three highly experienced Supreme Court lawyers will be making arguments. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar will present the Biden administration’s defense of the law, while Trump’s solicitor general in his first administration, Noel Francisco, will argue on behalf of TikTok and ByteDance.
Supreme Court skeptical of ban on TikTok - SCOTUSblog
Jan 10, 2025 · Representing TikTok, Noel Francisco – who served as the U.S. solicitor general during the first Trump administration – emphasized that the dispute over the law “boils down to speech.” Congress was concerned, he told the justices, that ideas on TikTok’s platform could persuade Americans.
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Jan 10, 2025 · And it looks like time is running out for TikTok, which is used by about 170 million people in the United States. The justice is signaling they will uphold the ban, siding with the Justice...
TikTok Hires Ex-Trump Administration Lawyer Ahead of Supreme …
Dec 9, 2024 · Noel Francisco, who served as U.S. solicitor general during Republican President-elect Donald Trump's first administration, will represent TikTok along with his partner Hashim Mooppan at law...