Oct. 12 Oral Argument Set on Injunction Motions to Block Mont. TikTok Ban
U.S. District Judge Donald Malloy for Montana in Missoula scheduled in-person oral argument Oct. 12 at 9 a.m. MDT on the motions for a preliminary injunction filed Thursday by plaintiffs in the two consolidated cases against SB-419, Montana’s statewide TikTok…
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ban, to block Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R) from enforcing the measure when it takes effect Jan. 1 (see 2307070002), said Molloy’s signed order Friday (docket 9:23-cv-00061). Knudsen must file a single consolidated brief in opposition to the motions by Aug. 18, and the plaintiffs’ reply is due Sept. 15, said the order. The plaintiffs are challenging SB-419's constitutionality, especially on First Amendment grounds.