Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson asked her first questions of Francisco after nearly an hour of arguments, questioning whether the issue is really about TikTok’s association with ByteDance. “If TiKTok were to, post-divestiture or pre-divestiture, come up with its own algorithm, then when the divestiture happens, it could still operate,” she told Francisco of the law.
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced to be released with no restrictions Friday after his criminal conviction in the “hush money” case in New York. Though he’ll receive no punishment under the unconditional discharge sentence, Trump and his attorney pledged to appeal his conviction as he prepares to take office in 10 days as the 47th president
Appearing in court virtually from his Mar-a-Lago home Friday, President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced for his crimes in the New York “hush money” case, to unconditional discharge for his 34 felony counts, released with no restrictions. Justice Juan Merchan had indicated in his Jan. 3 ruling that he was inclined to give Trump unconditional discharge, a sentence
2m ago TikTok’s lawyer says law targets “speech itself” Francisco told the court that the divest-or-shutter law implicates the First Amendment and said it cannot satisfy any level of judicial scrutiny. He said the government’s target with the law is “speech itself.” “In short, this act should not stand,” Francisco said. He urged the
An Indiana man who fled the United States to avoid serving a nine-month prison sentence for storming the U.S. Capitol was arrested in Canada this week on the fourth anniversary of the mob’s attack. Antony Vo was arrested “without incident” in Whistler, British Columbia, on Monday, said Canada Border Services Agency spokesperson Rebecca Purdy. Vo
1m ago Who will be arguing before the Supreme Court? Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar will be arguing on behalf of the federal government. Noel Francisco, who was solicitor general in Trump’s first administration, will present on behalf of TikTok and ByteDance. Jeffrey Fisher, co-director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at Stanford Law, will
Rudy Giuliani is set to appear in a Washington, D.C., federal courtroom Friday as a federal judge considers a request from two Georgia election workers to hold the former New York City mayor in contempt for allegedly continuing to defame them in violation of a court order. A jury in 2023 awarded Ruby Freeman and