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In essence, the company will likely remain steadfast against a willingness to divest until the Supreme Court rules for or against the law.
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Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
This is an expedited schedule because TikTok is up against the law’s Jan. 19 divesture deadline.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
If those prices lead to increases higher than before the emergency by 10 percent, that's against the law.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Boards are protected by the business judgment rule, which gives them a defense in court for most of their actions, unless the actions were made in bad faith or were against the law.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
This is an expedited schedule because TikTok is up against the law’s Jan. 19 divesture deadline.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
If those prices lead to increases higher than before the emergency by 10 percent, that's against the law.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Boards are protected by the business judgment rule, which gives them a defense in court for most of their actions, unless the actions were made in bad faith or were against the law.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Against the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/against%20the%20law. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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