Trump, TikTok Debate In D.C. Circuit Whether App Ban Was Properly Enjoined

Mealey's (November 10, 2020, 1:41 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A prohibition against the distribution of its social media app, which was issued in conjunction with an executive order from President Donald J. Trump, is unconstitutional and was properly enjoined by a trial court, TikTok Inc. tells the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a Nov. 6 brief opposing the government’s appeal of a preliminary injunction halting implementation of the app ban (TikTok Inc., et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., No. 20-5302, D.C. Cir.)....