Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (scotus)

TikTok v. Garland (Special Edition)

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***Special edition -- with no syllabus in this case -- the recording includes the entire per curiam decision, as well as the two concurring opinions.***In TikTok Inc. v. Garland, the Supreme Court reviewed the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The Act prohibits U.S. companies from providing services to TikTok unless its U.S. operations are separated from Chinese control.TikTok and a group of U.S. users argued that the Act constitutes a content-based restriction on speech because it singles out TikTok's platform, targeting the content it hosts and its unique mode of communication. They contended that such a restriction is subject to strict scrutiny, the highest level of judicial review, and that the government could not meet the burden of proving the law was narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling interest. TikTok asserted that less restrictive alternatives, such as data localization or transparency measures, could address any national secu