{"id":2386767,"date":"2025-01-06T07:40:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T12:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-2025-major-cases-to-watch-on-tiktok-free-speech-guns-and-more-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T07:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T12:43:04","slug":"supreme-court-2025-major-cases-to-watch-on-tiktok-free-speech-guns-and-more-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-2025-major-cases-to-watch-on-tiktok-free-speech-guns-and-more-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court 2025: Major cases to watch on TikTok, free speech, guns, and more &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-2025-major-cases-to-watch-on-tiktok-free-speech-guns-and-more-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2386767&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>As the\u200c Supreme Court\u2064 gears up for\u2063 its 2025 docket,several critically important cases are poised to address critical issues related to national\u200b security,free speech,gun control,and religious freedom. Here\u2019s a summary of the notable cases expected to be heard:<\/p>\n<p>1. **TikTok and National Security**: The Court will review a law on January 10 that could ban TikTok in the United states unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance,\u2063 sells its U.S. operations.\u2063 Proponents argue that the app poses a national security\u200c threat, while\u200b TikTok claims the ban woudl infringe on free speech rights of its 170 million American users.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Age Verification for Adult Content**: On January 15, the Court will examine if a texas law requiring websites\u200c to verify user ages before\u2064 providing access to adult content violates\u200b the \u2064First Amendment. Advocates say it protects minors from exposure to pornography, while opponents argue it imposes undue burdens and infringes on adult users&#8217; rights.<\/p>\n<p>3. **Gun Manufacturer Accountability**:\u200c Scheduled for \u2064March 4, this case \u200d(Smith &#038; wesson Brands v.Estados Unidos Mexicanos) involves Mexico\u200c suing U.S. gun manufacturers for their role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-to-decide-if-mexico-can-sue-firearms-makers-over-cartel-violence-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court to decide if Mexico can sue firearms makers over cartel violence - Washington Examiner\">gun violence linked<\/a> to\u2062 smuggling. the outcome may redefine legal protections for gun sellers.<\/p>\n<p>4. \u200b**Religious\u200b Freedom vs. Tax Exemptions**: The Court will assess whether Catholic Charities in Wisconsin can opt\u2063 out of unemployment compensation\u200c requirements, challenging a state Supreme Court\u2062 ruling that deemed its activities not sufficiently religious. The decision may clarify \u2063how religious organizations\u2064 engage with state \u2062requirements.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u2062 **Planned Parenthood Funding**: In a\u2064 case to be heard in spring, the Court will determine if states can restrict\u2064 Medicaid funding\u2064 to organizations like Planned Parenthood, impacting access \u200cto health services including abortion.<\/p>\n<p>These cases will explore fundamental issues of free speech, the balance between safety and rights, and the role of religious organizations in public welfare, making the 2025 Supreme \u200bCourt term critically relevant.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Supreme Court 2025: Major cases to watch on TikTok, free speech, guns, and more<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1928165\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a> prepares for the new year, its docket promises significant rulings with implications for national security, free speech, gun control, and environmental policy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While the cases may lack some of the blockbuster pull of last term&rsquo;s decisions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3065980\/supreme-court-strikes-proper-balance-on-presidential-immunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">presidential immunity<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3045084\/supreme-court-shreds-chevron-doctrine-in-blow-to-agency-powers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">administrative authority<\/a>, the outcomes of several cases before the court in the latter half of its 2024-25 term will redefine case law on matters ranging from culture war conflicts to entrenched regulations in Washington.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3249708\/progressive-caucus-elects-new-leaders-battle-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS ELECTS NEW LEADERS TO BATTLE GOP TRIFECTA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at the cases before the justices this year:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TikTok and national security<\/h2>\n<p>The justices are set to hear arguments on Jan. 10 regarding a law that would ban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TikTok<\/a> nationwide unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests its U.S. operations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3268258\/pence-group-supreme-court-uphold-tiktok-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Proponents<\/a>, including Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), argue the app poses a &ldquo;clear national-security threat,&rdquo; saying that the Chinese Communist Party wields influence over U.S. data and content.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok, however, contends the ban would be an unprecedented restriction on speech, affecting its 170 million American users. The case is poised to address the intersection of technology, national security, and free speech.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does the First Amendment preclude pornography age verification laws?<\/h2>\n<p>On Jan. 15, the Supreme Court will weigh in on a Texas law <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3067095\/supreme-court-to-weigh-porn-site-age-verification-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">requiring websites to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-dems-fail-to-rebrand-as-party-that-protects-children\/\" title=\"California Dems Fail To Rebrand As Party That Protects Children\">verify users&#038;rsquo<\/a>; ages<\/a> before granting access to adult content in a case known as <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/orders\/courtorders\/070224zor_2co3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton<\/a><\/em>. Supporters argue the measure protects minors from harmful exposure, citing studies that link early exposure to pornography with negative social and psychological outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Critics, including pornography providers, claim the law infringes on adults&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/first-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">First Amendment<\/a> rights and imposes undue burdens on platforms. The case could set a precedent for how courts balance free speech with child protection in the digital age.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3246847\/my-word-as-biden-joe-damages-public-trust-hunter-pardon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>&lsquo;MY WORD AS A BIDEN&rsquo;: JOE DAMAGES PUBLIC TRUST WITH FLIP-FLOP HUNTER PARDON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gun manufacturer accountability<\/h2>\n<p>On March 4, the court will hear&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/case-files\/cases\/smith-wesson-brands-inc-v-estados-unidos-mexicanos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Smith &amp; Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos<\/a>,<\/em>&nbsp;a case brought by Mexico seeking to hold U.S. gun manufacturers accountable for violence fueled by illegal firearms smuggling. The lawsuit challenges the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, arguing that gunmakers knowingly profited from criminal markets.<\/p>\n<p>This case could redefine the scope of liability for gun manufacturers and has broad implications for Second Amendment jurisprudence.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Religious freedom and tax exemptions<\/h2>\n<p>The Supreme Court will address later this year whether the Catholic Charities Bureau can opt out of Wisconsin&rsquo;s unemployment program after the state Supreme Court recently told the group that its ministry was not sufficiently religious.<\/p>\n<p>Catholic Charities, operating under the Diocese of Superior and offering programs for the disabled, elderly, and impoverished, asserts that providing care to those in need, regardless of their faith, is an integral part of its Catholic religious mission.<\/p>\n<p>The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Catholic Charities&rsquo; activities are not inherently religious because they serve and employ non-Catholics and make no &ldquo;attempt to imbue program participants with the Catholic faith,&rdquo; noting the group provides services that could be similarly offered by secular organizations.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of that decision, Wisconsin required the group to pay into the state&rsquo;s unemployment compensation system and denied it the ability to join the Wisconsin Catholic Bishops&rsquo; own unemployment compensation system, <a href=\"https:\/\/becketfund.org\/case\/catholic-charities-bureau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a nonprofit firm handling the case.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3109445\/bidens-trump-proofing-foreign-policy-revolves-around-ukraine-nato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN&rsquo;S &lsquo;TRUMP-PROOFING&rsquo; FOREIGN POLICY REVOLVES AROUND UKRAINE AND NATO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Catholic Charities is asking the Supreme Court to find that its charitable conduct is religious enough to qualify for tax exemption.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defunding Planned Parenthood<\/h2>\n<p>A spring hearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3264353\/scotus-hear-case-state-funding-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">will tackle<\/a> whether states can restrict Medicaid funds from going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Planned Parenthood<\/a> in&nbsp;<em>Kerr v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic<\/em>, a case determining whether states can bar abortion providers from receiving Medicaid funding. <\/p>\n<p>The dispute began in 2018 when South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive order excluding abortion clinics from Medicaid reimbursements. Planned Parenthood challenged the order, resulting in federal courts twice restoring the organization&rsquo;s funding, even after the Supreme Court ordered a reconsideration based on a 2022 precedent.<\/p>\n<p>Representing South Carolina, Alliance Defending Freedom argues that federal Medicaid statutes do not allow recipients to sue states over provider qualifications. ADF&rsquo;s lawyers have emphasized that taxpayer dollars should not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-health-nominee-mum-on-taxpayer-funded-abortion\/\" title=\"Biden Health Nominee Mum On Taxpayer Funded Abortion\">fund abortion providers<\/a> and defended states&rsquo; rights to set Medicaid qualifications.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood says the case could limit access to essential healthcare for Medicaid recipients. Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said the case threatens patients&rsquo; ability to choose their healthcare providers, while Jenny Black, president of Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, criticized it as a politically motivated attack on Medicaid patients&rsquo; access to services such as cancer screenings and birth control.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3220320\/greatest-comeback-trump-white-house-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>GREATEST COMEBACK? HERE&rsquo;S HOW TRUMP STACKS UP IN WHITE HOUSE HISTORY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Decisions to watch<\/h2>\n<p>The Supreme Court has already weighed several high-profile cases in the first part of its term, with decisions that could be released in the coming months until the term finishes at the end of June.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those cases include:<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Ghost guns and electronic cigarettes<\/strong>: Rulings are expected by the end of June on cases involving the Biden administration&rsquo;s regulation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3181079\/supreme-court-looks-poised-uphold-atf-ghost-guns-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">untraceable firearms<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3067397\/supreme-court-fda-flavored-vapes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">flavored e-cigarettes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Nondelegation doctrine<\/strong>: The justices will address whether Congress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/2024\/11\/court-grants-challenge-to-fcc-subsidies-over-nondelegation-doctrine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">delegated excessive authority<\/a> to the Federal Communications Commission&rsquo;s Universal Service Fund, possibly reviving a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">doctrine limiting executive agency power<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Environmental policy<\/strong>: In a trio of cases, the justices will decide where challenges to Environmental Protection Agency actions under the Clean Air Act should be heard &mdash; regional courts or the D.C. Circuit.<\/p>\n<p>4.<strong> Transgender treatments for minors<\/strong>: The justices are weighing whether to uphold a Tennessee law <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3250557\/tennessee-attorney-general-claims-victory-in-admission-of-aclu-lawyer-in-trans-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">barring transgender procedures<\/a> for minors, a case questioning whether the 14th Amendment&rsquo;s equal protection clause precludes the measure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1928165\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1928165\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court 2025: Key cases on TikTok, free speech, and guns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2386768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24116689416091.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16840,32311,47971,32275,6248],"class_list":["post-2386767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-16840","tag-free-speech","tag-major-cases","tag-supreme-court","tag-tiktok"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24116689416091.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2386767"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2386771,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386767\/revisions\/2386771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2386768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2386767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2386767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2386767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}