TikTok lawyers to argue before the Supreme Court over law banning the app in the U.S.

By Bobby Allyn,

Steve Inskeep

Published January 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM EST

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TikTok is heading to the Supreme Court to fight for its life. The viral video app is facing a Jan 19 deadline to be sold, or banned nationwide. Lawyers for TikTok are hoping the court strikes the law down. President-elect Donald Trump, meanwhile, has vowed to rescue the app, regardless of what the court decides.

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Bobby Allyn

Bobby Allyn is a business reporter at NPR based in San Francisco. He covers technology and how Silicon Valley's largest companies are transforming how we live and reshaping society.

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