⁍ U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said after a 90-minute Sunday morning hearing that he plans to issue a public order before the end of the day.
⁍ The Commerce Department TikTok app store ban is set to take effect at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
⁍ John E. Hall, a lawyer for TikTok, argued during the hearing the ban was ‘unprecedented’ and ‘irrational
– A federal judge in Washington, DC, plans to decide Sunday whether to block a Trump administration order banning Apple and Google from offering Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok for download, Reuters reports. US District Judge Carl Nichols said after a 90-minute Sunday morning hearing that he plans to issue a public order before the end of the day. The Commerce Department ban on TikTok app store ban is set to take effect at 11:59pm EDT. John E. Hall, a lawyer for TikTok, argued during the hearing the ban was ‘unprecedented’ and ‘irrational.’
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-tiktok-ban/judge-plans-to-decide-on-tiktok-us-app-store-ban-by-end-of-day-idUSL1N2GO050