A Timeline of TikTok’s Evolution, From Dances to BookTok to the Supreme Court What started as “the dance app” spawned countless memes, launched lucrative careers and shaped entire industries. Here’s how it got here.

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban law Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court ruled that the law that could oust TikTok from the US unless Chinese parent company ByteDance sells it is constitutional as applied to the company. “There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means o…

Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned The company argued that the law, citing potential Chinese threats to the nation’s security, violated its First Amendment rights and those of its 170 million users.

TikTok Makes Last-Minute Push as Supreme Court Is Poised to Rule on Ban With the court signaling it will release a decision on Friday, lobbyists for the app pushed lawmakers to shift course.

The Supreme Court could decide the fate of Pornhub — and the rest of the internet Cath Virginia / The VergeIn Supreme Court oral arguments over a potentially seismic change to the internet, the most memorable question came from Justice Samuel Alito. “One of the parties here is the owner of Pornhub, right?” Alito asked Derek Shaffer, lawyer for the adult industry group Free Speech Coalition. “Is it like the old Playboy magazin…

Mullenweg’s Grip On WordPress Challenged In New Court Filing via @sejournal, @martinibuster New legal filing related to WP Engine lawsuit challenges Matt Mullenweg’s hold on WordPress with a new Governance Oversight Board The post Mullenweg’s Grip On WordPress Challenged In New Court Filing appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Lakers, Clips return to court, pledge support to L.A. Coach JJ Redick, whose family lost their home in the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires last week, took a moment before the Lakers’ return to the court against the Spurs on Monday to focus on something he hoped could be gained after so much has been lost.

TikTok Ban Update: Will The Supreme Court Pull The Plug? via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Will TikTok be banned? Supreme Court hears arguments from both sides, weighing national security risks against free speech. The post TikTok Ban Update: Will The Supreme Court Pull The Plug? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

4 Takeaways From the Arguments Before the Supreme Court in the TikTok Case The justices, who asked tough questions of both sides, showed skepticism toward arguments by lawyers for TikTok and its users.

TikTok ban likely to be upheld by Supreme Court, putting pressure on Trump The Supreme Court on Friday heard oral arguments in the case involving the future of TikTok in the U.S., which could ban the app as soon as next week.

TIKTOK SUPREME COURT HEARING TODAY Anyone interested, the hearings In TikTok’s ban will be live streaming from the Supreme Court at 10am, probably earlier though. You can watch the hearings at Supreme Court.gov submitted by /u/law_yer_up

TikTok Ban Looking Likely After U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case TikTok is likely to be banned in the United States on January 19, after the United States Supreme Court indicated that it’s leaning toward upholding the sell or ban law. As highlighted by Bloomberg, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the case today, and it didn’t go well for TikTok. Most of the justices indicated that worry over U.S. national…

TikTok still seems headed for a ban after its Supreme Court arguments Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesAfter the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over a law that could ban TikTok, it looks like one of its last possible lifelines is unlikely to save it from the impending ouster. TikTok will be banned from the US unless either the Supreme Court blocks the law from taking effect before the January 19th…

TikTok at the Supreme Court We explain how free speech and national security can often conflict.

U.S. Court Halts Guilty Plea Hearing for Accused 9/11 Mastermind A three-judge appeals panel will decide whether the plea deal Khalid Shaikh Mohammed reached to avoid a death-penalty trial remains valid.

N.Y. Prosecutors Urge Supreme Court to Let Trump’s Sentencing Proceed The Supreme Court is now set to decide whether Donald J. Trump’s sentencing on 34 felony counts should proceed on Friday as planned.

TikTok Case Before Supreme Court Pits National Security Against Free Speech The court, which hears arguments on Friday in a challenge to a law banning the app, has issued varying rulings when those two interests clashed.

100,000 Flee Los Angeles Wildfires, and Trump’s Last-Minute Supreme Court Ask Plus, don’t eat your Christmas tree.

Alito Spoke With Trump Shortly Before Supreme Court Filing The justice said that the call was a routine job reference for one of his former clerks and that the request to stay the president-elect’s sentencing did not come up.

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Halt Sentencing in N.Y. Hush-Money Case Prosecutors have been ordered to respond to the president-elect’s request by Thursday morning, suggesting the court could rule before Friday’s scheduled sentencing.