The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear TikTok owner ByteDance’s appeal of a law that could ban the app. The court Retrieved the case (through NBC News) unusually quickly — just two days after the company filed its appeal. Oral arguments are scheduled for January 10.

the law challengedthe Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, is scheduled to take effect on January 19, the day before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. The court did not temporarily block the law when it said it would bring the case.

The bill mandates that the app be banned if ByteDance does not sell the platform to an American company. It was passed with overwhelming support in Congress and signed by President Biden in April. The argument is that TikTok has become a national security issue.

The Department of Justice defends the law in the lower courtsciting concerns that the Chinese government could influence the company and collect data about American citizens. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit promotes the law earlier this month.

ByteDance claims the law violates free speech rights, a position shared by the ACLU supported. Trump tried to ban TikTok during his first term but changed his tune during the 2024 Presidential campaign.