No. 24-656October Term 2024Decided Jan 17, 2025Also known as “the TikTok case” or “the TikTok ban case”
TikTok Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
The Supreme Court upheld a federal law requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest the platform or face a ban in the United States.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jan 17, 2025
- What it's about
The Supreme Court upheld a federal law requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest the platform or face a ban in the United States. The Court ruled that the law did not violate the First Amendment because it was a content-neutral measure tailored to address national security concerns regarding foreign adversary control of sensitive user data.
Question presented
Does the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, as applied to TikTok, violate the First Amendment?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit / Decision released Jan 17, 2025
- Area
First Amendment
Timing
Decided January 17, 2025
The Court released its decision 7 days after oral argument on January 10, 2025. The median for cases argued in January is 127 days.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 11, 2026
- Method
- Methodology
Primary materials8
Supreme Court docket 24-656
docket | Jul 11, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | Jul 11, 2026
CourtListener docket record
docket | Jul 11, 2026
Questions Presented
brief | Mar 8, 2026
Opinion
opinion | Jan 17, 2025
opinion
opinion | Jan 17, 2025
Oral Arguments - TikTok, Inc. v. Garland, Att'y Gen.
audio | Jan 10, 2025
Lower Court Orders/Opinions
order | Dec 16, 2024