Category: Law and Legislation

Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned

The company argued that the law, citing potential Chinese threats to the nation’s security, violated its First Amendment rights and those of its 170 million users.
E.U. Expands Investigation of Musk’s X Over Illicit Content

The probe is a test of the European Union’s willingness to go after X’s owner, Elon Musk, whose geopolitical influence has grown because of his ties to the incoming Trump administration.
TikTok Makes Last-Minute Push as Supreme Court Is Poised to Rule on Ban

With the court signaling it will release a decision on Friday, lobbyists for the app pushed lawmakers to shift course.
What Did Trump’s Tax Cuts Do?

Economic upheaval caused by the pandemic has clouded analysts’ ability to understand the effects of the 2017 tax law. Republicans call it a huge success and want to extend it anyway.
On TikTok, Users Thumb Their Noses at Looming Ban

Ahead of a Supreme Court ruling, they are mocking U.S. national security concerns about the Chinese-owned app.
What to Know About the E.V. Tax Credit That Trump Might Repeal

Rules for a $7,500 tax break for electric vehicle purchases and leases recently changed, but more far-reaching changes are expected when President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.
TikTok Says U.S. Employees Will Have Jobs Even if the App Is Banned

The company is awaiting a decision over the constitutionality of a new law that aims to force a sale of the app to a non-Chinese owner under the threat of a ban.
Tax Cuts or the Border? Republicans Wrestle Over Trump’s Priorities.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has waffled on his preferences for how his party tackles his agenda, adding to the uncertainty for Republicans.
How a Businessman Fleeing Fraud Charges Built a Life Offshore

Fleeing fraud charges, Samuele Landi evaded extradition treaties, dabbled in crypto, procured diplomatic credentials and took advantage of all the offshore world has to offer.
TikTok and Government Clash in Last Round of Supreme Court Briefs

The briefs, filed a week before oral arguments, offered sharply differing accounts of China’s influence over the site and the role of the First Amendment.
How Donald Trump Went From Calling for a TikTok Ban to Backing Off

In 2020, he moved to ban the Chinese-owned app. Now, he is opposing the Biden administration’s effort to do just that.
Trump Urges Supreme Court to Pause TikTok Ban

The president-elect took no position on the app’s First Amendment challenge to the law, which sets a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or close the popular platform.