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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ordered
the case set for oral arguments in September after TikTok,
ByteDance and a group of TikTok content creators joined with the
Justice Department earlier this month in asking the court for a
quick schedule.
On May 14, a group of TikTok creators filed suit to block the
law that could ban the app used by 170 million Americans, saying
it has had "a profound effect on American life" after TikTok and
parent company ByteDance filed a similar lawsuit.
Under the appeals court schedule, the creators, TikTok and
ByteDance must file legal briefs by June 20 and the Justice
Department by July 26, with reply briefs due by Aug. 15.
TikTok said that with a fast-track schedule it believes the
legal challenge can be resolved without it needing to request
emergency preliminary injunctive relief.
TikTok and the Justice Department have sought a ruling by Dec. 6
in order to seek review from the Supreme Court if needed.
The law, signed by President Joe Biden on April 24, gives
ByteDance until Jan. 19 to sell TikTok or face a ban. The White
House says it wants to see Chinese-based ownership ended on
national security grounds, but not a ban on TikTok.
The law prohibits app stores like Apple and Alphabet's Google
from offering TikTok and bars internet hosting services from
supporting TikTok unless ByteDance divests TikTok.
Driven by worries among U.S. lawmakers that China could access
data on Americans or spy on them with the app, the measure was
passed overwhelmingly in Congress just weeks after being
introduced.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Mark Potter)
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