East Michigan News

The Supreme Court has announced it will hear oral arguments concerning a law that mandates the divestment of TikTok from foreign adversary control. This follows a recent decision by the DC Circuit Court, which unanimously ruled against TikTok's challenge to the law. The court stated, "The First Amendment exists to protect free speech in the United States. Here the government acted solely to protect that freedom from a foreign adversary nation and to limit that adversary's ability to gather data on people in the United States."

In response to this development, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party issued a statement expressing confidence in the Supreme Court's forthcoming deliberations. He said, “When the Supreme Court considers the merits of this case next month, I am confident it will join Congress, the Executive Branch, and the DC Circuit Court in making clear that foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party do not have a constitutional right to weaponize social media applications against the American people. I look forward to the Supreme Court upholding our bipartisan law to protect our national security and am eager to help President Trump negotiate a deal that will lead to an American takeover of TikTok.”