SUPREME COURT SETS 1/10 HEARING ON TIKTOK BAN

UPDATE: Two days after TikTok CEO Shou Chew took a meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in hopes of thwarting a U.S. ban, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments in the case on 1/10.

Days after a federal appeals court denied TikTok's request to stay a law requiring its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or face a ban in the U.S., CEO Shou Chew took a meeting with Donald Trump.

Chew visited Mar-a-Largo Monday (12/16) shortly after asking the Supreme Court to step into the fray. As part of the legislation, the President-elect has the ability to issue a one-time deadline extension.

If TikTok isn't sold to a non-Chinese owner, it will be banned in the U.S. beginning 1/19. Thereafter, U.S. app stores and Internet services could be hit with hefty fines for hosting the platform. ByteDance has previously stated that it will not sell.

Washington has been concerned for years that ByteDance poses a national-security risk. Congress passed the ban with bipartisan support and President Joe Biden signed it into law in April.

TikTok's legal team is asking the Supreme Court to temporarily block the ban to give the justices sufficient time to decide whether to take up the case. If they consent, the law would remain on hold. If the Supreme Court chooses not to intervene, the ban would begin a day before Trump takes office.