Tiktok, Inc. v. Garland
145 S. Ct. 57 · Decided January 17, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Tiktok, Inc. v. Garland was decided on January 17, 2025 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Internal security legislation” in the First Amendment area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2024
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 24-656
Case details
- Citations
- 145 S. Ct. 57 · 220 L. Ed. 2d 319 · 2025 U.S. LEXIS 366
- Docket number
- 24-656
- Decided
- January 17, 2025
- Argued
- January 10, 2025
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Injunction
- Issue (SCDB)
- Internal security legislation
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
Full case caption
Tiktok, Inc. v. Garland
SCDB identifiers: case 2024-049, docket 2024-049-01.
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