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Published in Politics and Government on Monday, December 9th 2024 at 13:42 GMT by MSN   Print publication without navigation

  • From 2017-2020, attorney Noel J. Francisco served as solicitor general during the first Trump Administration. Francisco went on to join a major law firm, Jones Day, after leaving the White House in July 2020.

The article discusses how Ted Cruz, a former U.S. Solicitor General under President Trump, is now representing TikTok, a Chinese-owned social media company, in a lawsuit against the U.S. government. The lawsuit challenges a law that requires TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to divest its U.S. operations or face a potential ban due to national security concerns over data privacy and potential Chinese government influence. Cruz, alongside other lawyers, argues that the legislation violates the First Amendment rights of TikTok's American users and represents an unconstitutional bill of attainder, which is a legislative act that punishes a specific person or entity without a judicial trial. This case marks a significant legal battle over national security, free speech, and the regulation of foreign technology companies in the U.S.

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