TikTok has its day in the Supreme Court as it runs up against ban deadline

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• On Friday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the TikTok divest-or-ban law.
• TikTok is asking the court to pause its divestment deadline, set for January 19.
• Legal analysts told Business Insider that the company faces an uphill battle.

TikTok is fighting for its life as it faces a possible US ban in a little over a week. Today, it gets to argue its case before the Supreme Court.

The company is challenging a law that compels its Chinese owner...