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Alito suggests TikTok’s separation from China may be “contrived.”

In a hypothetical, conservative Justice Samuel Alito says the court has never held that foreign governments have free speech rights in the US, and asks, “why would it all change if it were simply hidden under some sort of contrived corporate structure?” TikTok’s attorney says it’s because TikTok is a bona fide US company.

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