TikTok Inc. v. Garland (2025)

TikTok Inc. and ByteDance Ltd. v. Garland is a SCOTUS in the Classroom case. It was decided on January 17, 2025.

This case decided whether the TikTok ban violates the First Amendment.

Case Issue:

Does the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, as applied to TikTok, violate the First Amendment?

Case Briefs:

• Brief of Petitioner: TikTok Inc. and ByteDance Ltd.
• Brief of Respondents: Garland

Oral Argument:

• Audio recording and transcript of the oral argument from the Supreme Court

Decision:

• Link to the opinion of the Court

News Articles and Resource:

• SCOTUSblog by Amy Howe: “Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban,” (January 17, 2025)
• NPR / All Things Considered by Bobby Allen: “Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, threatening app’s existence in the U.S.,” (January 17, 2025)
• BBC by Tom Gerken, Liv McMahon, and Imran Rahman-Jones: “What does Trump’s executive order mean for TikTok and who might buy it?” (January 22, 2025)
• SCOTUSblog by Amy Howe: “Parties file final briefs before Supreme Court hears TikTok case,” (January 3, 2025)
• National Constitution Center by Scott Bomboy: “TikTok’s Constitutional Questions Head to the Courts,” (May 13, 2024)
• MSNBC by Jordan Rubin: “What to know about the TikTok ban case at the Supreme Court,” (January 10, 2025)

How to Conduct a Moot Court or a Mini-Moot Court: 

• Classroom Guide to Moot Courts 
• Mini-Moot Courts Resource Bundle and Video