While Trump has asked the Supreme Court to block a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, many of his Republican allies have urged the opposite.

Attorney General Merrick Garland urged the Supreme Court to deny President-elect Donald Trump’s request to delay the implementation of a law that would force TikTok’s Chinese ownership to divest from the social media platform.

The Justice Department on Friday urged the Supreme Court to reject President-elect Donald Trump’s request to delay the implementation of a law that would effectively ban TikTok in the U.S. or force its sale by its Chinese parent company by Jan.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court late on Friday to reject President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale by Jan.

US president-elect Donald Trump's unusual request to the US Supreme Court that it halt a looming ban on TikTok until after he takes office has legal analysts questioning whether the court will consider or even acknowledge it.

The Justice Department is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to bypass President-elect Donald Trump's attempt to delay a TikTok ban from going into effect.

Trump filed a legal brief arguing he should have time after taking office on Jan. 20 to pursue a "political resolution" to the issue. The court is set to hear arguments in the case on Jan. 10.

And yet, the facts before the Supreme Court in TikTok v. Garland, a case the Supreme Court will hear next Friday, are strikingly similar to this Bezos hypothetical — which likel