No. 24A587

TikTok, Inc. and ByteDance Ltd. v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2024-12-16
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Amici (5) Experienced Counsel
Tags: bill-of-attainder content-restriction first-amendment free-speech national-security social-media
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a content-based restriction on a social media platform constitutes a violation of the First Amendment's free speech protections when enacted with the purported aim of national security

Docket Entries

2024-12-18
Application (24A587) referred to the Court.
2024-12-18
Amicus brief of Senator Mitch McConnell submitted.
2024-12-18
Brief amicus curiae of Senator Mitch McConnell filed.
2024-12-17
Amicus brief of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, AND KNIGHT FIRST AMENDMENT INSTITUTE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY submitted.
2024-12-17
Amicus brief of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Institute for Justice, and Reason Foundation submitted.
2024-12-17
Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Institute for Justice, and Reason Foundation filed.
2024-12-17
Brief amicus curiae of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, AND KNIGHT FIRST AMENDMENT INSTITUTE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY filed.
2024-12-17
2024-12-16
Application (24A587) for injunction pending review, submitted to The Chief Justice.
2024-12-16
Amicus brief of Professor Matthew Steilen submitted.
2024-12-16
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Matthew Steilen filed.

Attorneys

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, AND KNIGHT FIRST AMENDMENT INSTITUTE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Patrick Christopher ToomeyAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Amicus
Patrick Christopher ToomeyAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Amicus
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Institute for Justice, and Reason Foundation
Robert Lawrence Corn-RevereFoundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Amicus
Robert Lawrence Corn-RevereFoundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Amicus
Merrick B. Garland
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Professor Matthew Steilen
Aaron D. Van OortFaegre Drinker Biddle and Reath LLP, Amicus
Aaron D. Van OortFaegre Drinker Biddle and Reath LLP, Amicus
Senator Mitch McConnell
Michael Andrew FragosoOffice of the Republican Leader, Amicus
Michael Andrew FragosoOffice of the Republican Leader, Amicus
TikTok Inc. and ByteDance Ltd.
Noel John FranciscoJones Day, Petitioner
Noel John FranciscoJones Day, Petitioner