The Supreme Court declined to hear Alex Jones’ effort to appeal a $1.4 billion judgment against him brought by families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre. Jones was found liable for spreading false conspiracy theories about the massacre in 2022. Jones had…

The Supreme Court cleared the way for Donald Trump to fire the sole Democrat on the Federal Trade Commission, raising doubt about a long-standing precedent that has limited the president’s power over independent agencies. In its ruling, the high court set the question of whether Trump could fire…

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case brought by Cox Communications over whether it should be held liable for music piracy by its users. The case could have a major impact on how online piracy is policed, long a source of frustration among content creators who have pressed tech companies…

The Supreme Court refused to hear a case brought by casino mogul Steve Wynn, who had sought to make it easier for plaintiffs to pursue libel complaints. Wynn’s lawsuit against the Associated Press was among the cases denied certiorari today. Wynn had sued the Associated Press and reporter…

UPDATED with TikTok response: TikTok’s CEO has responded to a Supreme Court ruling today that paves the way for the app to be banned on Sunday, thanking the incoming president. “On behalf of everyone at TikTok and all our users across the country, I want to thank President Trump for his commitment to…

With no Supreme Court ruling on TikTok today, tensions are high. The wildly popular social media platform owned by China's ByteDance could shut down in the U.S. on January 19 – just four days from now — or sell itself to an entity Stateside if the Justices do not rule otherwise. TikTok has 170…

TikTok will “go dark” after January 19 unless the Supreme Court intervenes to stop a law to force its Chinese parent to sell or face a ban on U.S. platforms. “At least as I understand it, we go dark, the platform shuts down,” Noel Francisco, TikTok’s attorney, told Justice Brett…

Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush-money trial will proceed on Friday, after the Supreme Court declined the president-elect’s emergency appeal to halt the proceedings. In an order posted this evening, the court said that “the burden that sentencing will impose on the…

Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his scheduled sentencing on Friday for his criminal conviction related to hush money payments made to former porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump’s legal team also is asking the court to weigh in on whether presidential immunity applies to a…

Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to pause a law that could lead to a ban of TikTok so his incoming administration can pursue a “negotiated resolution” to prevent a shutdown of the app. “President Trump takes no position on the merits of the dispute. Instead, he urges the Court to stay…

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear TikTok’s challenge to a law that could lead to a ban of the social media platform’s presence in the U.S. The high court set Jan. 10 for oral arguments, just nine days before TikTok has said it would face being restricted. Congress overwhelmingly passed…

TikTok is asking the Supreme Court to put a pause on a law that requires that its Chinese-parent company sell its U.S. operations or face a ban on tech platforms. Courts have so far rejected TikTok’s claim that the law, which passed Congress overwhelmingly last year, is in violation of the First…