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TikTok in the US: the Supreme Court challenge

Follow the fast-moving Supreme Court stage of the TikTok divestiture-or-restriction dispute. Court scheduling, oral argument and judgment are separate from later enforcement choices.

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US Supreme CourtPrimary record

Justices hear oral arguments - source record

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Source checked: 9/21/2026
Reviewed 9/21/2026

The Supreme Court phase ends January 17, 2025. Later ownership arrangements and enforcement extensions are outside this collection.

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Justices hear oral arguments

The Supreme Court heard arguments about the challenged law and the constitutional objections raised against it.

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Arguments are the parties' positions. The transcript is not itself the Court's ruling.

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Justices hear oral arguments - source record

www.supremecourt.gov

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Published: Publication date not provided
Source checked: 9/21/2026
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The Supreme Court upholds the challenged law

The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's judgment, rejecting the First Amendment challenge before it.

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This judgment concerns the legal challenge. It does not by itself describe TikTok's present availability.

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Through 1/17/2025

The Supreme Court phase ends January 17, 2025. Later ownership arrangements and enforcement extensions are outside this collection.