DC Circuit Sets Expedited Hearing Schedule in TikTok Suit Against Ban

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last week set an expedited briefing schedule in TikTok's lawsuit against the bill that could either ban the app in the U.S. or force a sale of the social media company. The schedule says the briefs for TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, and for a group of content creators on the app are due June 20. The government's reply is due July 26, and the final reply briefs for the app and creators is due Aug. 15 (TikTok v. Merrick B. Garland, D.C. Cir. # 24-1113).

TikTok and the TikTok users filed their lawsuits, which were consolidated by the appellate court, last month, arguing that the law violates the First Amendment's freedom of speech protection and the Fifth Amendment's due process protections (see 2405070049). The parties then moved for an expedited hearing (see 2405210032).