United States of America: Lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (TikTok v US Attorney General)

Progress

Current status
in force
17 Jan 2025 in force
18 Dec 2024 under investigation
16 Dec 2024 under appeal
06 Dec 2024 in force
15 Aug 2024 under deliberation
07 May 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Prohibition of goods and services
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

17 Jan 2025
in force

Supreme Court issued ruling upholding enforcement of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act

On 17 January 2025, the Supreme Court ruled on TikTok’s appeal, upholding the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The Court declined to endorse the government's claim that preventing "cov…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body supreme court
18 Dec 2024
under investigation

Granted appeal by the US Supreme Court for TikTok in lawsuit to prevent enforcement of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act

On 18 December 2024, the US Supreme Court granted certiorari for the appeal of TikTok, Inc. in the lawsuit relating to the prevention of the enforcement of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The Court will a…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type interim ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body supreme court
16 Dec 2024
under appeal

Filed emergency application by TikTok to the US Supreme Court to prevent the enforcement of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act

On 16 December 2024, TikTok and ByteDance filed an emergency application for an injunction with the United States Supreme Court. The application seeks to prevent the enforcement of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applicati…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type appeal
Government branch judiciary
Government body supreme court
06 Dec 2024
in force

Issued ruling in lawsuit challenging constitutionality of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (TikTok v US Attorney General)

On 6 December 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which imposes restrictions on…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
15 Aug 2024
under deliberation

Filed lawsuit challenging constitutionality of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act including additional arguments (TikTok v US Attorney General)

On 15 August 2024, ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, expanded its arguments in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act at the United States Court of Appeals …

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
07 May 2024
under deliberation

Filed lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (TikTok v US Attorney General)

On 7 May 2024, ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columb…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch judiciary
Government body court