May 2024: TikTok sues the US government

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A month after the law was enacted, TikTok and ByteDance filed a lawsuit against the federal government, arguing that the legislation was unconstitutional and violated the company's fundamental rights.

December 2024: The Federal Court special lead the law and TikTok responds with an emergency motion.
In December 2024, a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, upheld the law requiring ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, to sell its US operations by January 19, 2025, or face a complete ban in the country.

In response, the Chinese company filed an emergency motion with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, arguing that there was a high probability that the Supreme Court would agree to review the case and overturn the decision.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump filed his own request with the Supreme Court to suspend the ban while he worked on a "political resolution." In an unexpected twist, the former president, who had tried to ban TikTok during his first term, argued that he had the skills necessary to negotiate a deal that would address national security concerns.