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US, TikTok seek fast-track schedule, ruling by Dec 6 on potential ban

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Published Sat, May 18, 2024 · 07:24 AM
    • TikTok, ByteDance and a group of TikTok content creators joined with the Justice Department in asking the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to rule by Dec 6 in order to be able to seek review from the Supreme Court if needed.
    • TikTok, ByteDance and a group of TikTok content creators joined with the Justice Department in asking the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to rule by Dec 6 in order to be able to seek review from the Supreme Court if needed. PHOTO: REUTERS

    THE US Justice Department and TikTok on Friday asked a US appeals court to set a fast-track schedule to consider the legal challenges to a new law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest TikTok’s US assets by Jan 19 or face a ban.

    TikTok, ByteDance and a group of TikTok content creators joined with the Justice Department in asking the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to rule by Dec 6 in order to be able to seek review from the Supreme Court if needed. REUTERS

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