Appeals Court Sets Fast Calendar on U.S. Government's TikTok Ban

A U.S. appeals court agreed to fast-track a Justice Department appeal of a ruling blocking the government from banning new TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington issued a preliminary injunction on Sept. 27 that barred the U.S. Commerce Department from ordering Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google app stores to remove the Chinese-owned short video-sharing app for download by new users.