U.S. Ban Of TikTok App Preliminarily Enjoined By Federal Judge

Mealey's (September 29, 2020, 1:47 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — TikTok Inc. is likely to succeed on its claims that President Donald J. Trump's recently announced ban of its popular social network app violates provisions of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by prohibiting the sharing of information and personal communications, a District of Columbia federal judge ruled Sept. 27, granting in part TikTok's motion to preliminarily enjoin enactment of the ban (TikTok Inc., et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., No. 20-2658, D. D.C., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177250)....