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Jan. 10, 2025, 9:16 a.m. ETDavid E. SangerDavid E. Sanger writes often about cyberthreats and the intersection of new technology and government efforts to control them. The TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2024.Credit…Kenny Holston/The New York TimesFor five years now, American officials have insisted that TikTok poses a grave national security threat — even if they couldn’t, or wouldn’t, lay out the evidence. But as the case comes before the Supreme Court on Friday, pitting the government’s powers to protect the country against perceived threats against users who claim their First Amendment…

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch effort by lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump to prevent his sentencing for his New York criminal conviction. This article was originally published by a www.wivb.com . Read the Original article here. .

  2m ago Lawyer for TikTok creators begins argument Jeffrey Fisher, co-director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at Stanford Law, is now arguing for the eight creators challenging the ban.”Under the First Amendment, mere ideas do not constitute a national security threat. Restricting speech because it might sow doubt about our leaders or underimine our democracy are kinds of things our enemies do. It is not what we do in this country,” he said before taking questions. By Stefan Becket https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/tiktok-ban-supreme-court-arguments/#post-update-1b8e9f20   13m ago What happens if the Supreme Court doesn’t act? “We go dark,” TikTok lawyer says Kavanaugh…

The Justice Department is pushing to overturn a three-day delay on releasing special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 report after an appeals court denied a bid from President-elect Trump to block… This article was originally published by a thehill.com . Read the Original article here. .

Criminal attorney breaks down Trump’s upcoming sentencing – CBS New York Watch CBS News President-Elect Donald Trump is being sentenced today in his hush-money case. Civil and criminal attorney, Donte Mills, breaks down what some of restrictions or consequences that Trump could possibly face. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On This article was originally published by a www.cbsnews.com . Read the Original article here. .

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments Friday morning over whether the social media platform TikTok should be required to divest from its Chinese-owned parent company or be banned in the U.S., in a highly watched case that pits concerns over national security against free speech protections. Justices both conservative and liberal appear skeptical of the social media app’s arguments.Unless justices intervene, or TikTok’s owners agree to sell, the app will be barred from operating in the U.S. by Jan. 19.Oral arguments center on the level of First Amendment protections that should be granted to TikTok and its foreign owner, ByteDance.Noel…

Criminal defense attorney breaks down Trump’s likely “unconditional discharge” sentencing – CBS New York Watch CBS News President-Elect Donald Trump is being sentenced today in his hush-money case. Trump is likely to get an “unconditional discharge.” Criminal defense attorney, Eric Faddis, breaks down just what that means. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On This article was originally published by a www.cbsnews.com . Read the Original article here. .

At least 10 people have been killed in the wildfires still surging across the Los Angeles area.Victor Shaw, 66, was the first of the fatalities to be named, after he died in the Eaton fire raging to the north-east of LA while attempting to extinguish flames at his home of 55 years in Altadena.His younger sister Shari Shaw reportedly tried to get him to evacuate as the Eaton fire spread through their neighborhood, but she was forced to leave him behind when he refused to come with her. She fled just as the blaze engulfed their home.“When I went back…

Washington DC: Donald Trump today became the first felon in the White House after a US court upheld his conviction in a hush money case. He has been sentenced to an ‘unconditional discharge’ for covering up unaccounted payments to a porn star.This means that the President-elect has been found guilty of his charges, but will not face any jail time or penalty because he has been elected President of the United States and will take oath to the country’s highest office on January 20 – a post that brings with itself an immunity of being above the law while in…