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United States of America: Court for the District of Montana dismissed lawsuit challenging Act banning TikTok in Montana

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Court for the District of Montana dismissed lawsuit challenging Act banning TikTok in Montana

On 20 February 2026, the District Court for the District of Montana dismissed the challenges brought by TikTok against the Montana Attorney General concerning the constitutionality of the Act Banning TikTok in Montana (SB 419). The parties filed a j…

Scope

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

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2023-05-22
under deliberation

On 22 May 2023, TikTok filed a lawsuit against the State of Montana over the ban of the Chinese-own…

2023-09-18
under deliberation

On 18 September 2023, the Virginia State Attorney General announced that, together with 17 other st…

2023-11-30
under investigation

On 30 November 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Montana issued a prelimin…

2024-01-02
under appeal

On 2 January 2024, Montana's Attorney General Austin Knudsen submitted a notice indicating that the…

2025-02-19
adopted

On 19 February 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Montana granted a joint m…

2026-02-20
in force

On 20 February 2026, the District Court for the District of Montana dismissed the challenges brough…