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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum are seen before President Donald Trump delivered remarks during a governors working session in the State Dining Room at the White House Feb. 21, 2025. (Francis Chung/POLITICO)

Hearing held on TikTok's lawsuit against Montana over state ban

STORY: Hearing held on TikTok's lawsuit against Montana over state ban DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: MISSOULA, U.S. CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior of the courthouse STORYLINE: A court hearing on social networking platform TikTok's lawsuit against the western U.S. state of Montana over the state's ban on the app was held in Missoula, Montana, on Thursday. The hearing started Thursday morning in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana in Missoula. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy heard arguments filed by TikTok and five Montana content creators against the state's ban. The hearing lasted for about an hour. At the end of the hearing, the judge said he would offer a preliminary resolution on the matter as soon as possible. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed an act on May 17 banning the operation of TikTok throughout the state starting Jan. 1, 2024. The act made Montana the first U.S. state to prohibit the use of or access to the social n

U.S.-MONTANA-FLOODING

U.S.-MONTANA-FLOODING

(220615) -- MONTANA, June 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo released on June 14, 2022 by Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) of Stillwater County, Montana, the United States shows buildings damaged by floods in the area. The governor of U.S. state of Montana, Greg Gianforte, on Tuesday declared a statewide disaster due to severe flooding in the state. (Stillwater County DES/Handout via Xinhua)

U.S.-MONTANA-FLOODING

U.S.-MONTANA-FLOODING

(220615) -- MONTANA, June 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo released on June 13, 2022 by Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) of Stillwater County, Montana, the United States shows a road damaged by floods in the area. The governor of U.S. state of Montana, Greg Gianforte, on Tuesday declared a statewide disaster due to severe flooding in the state. (Stillwater County DES/Handout via Xinhua)

U.S.-MONTANA-FLOODING

U.S.-MONTANA-FLOODING

(220615) -- MONTANA, June 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo released on June 14, 2022 by Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) of Stillwater County, Montana, the United States shows buildings damaged by floods in the area. The governor of U.S. state of Montana, Greg Gianforte, on Tuesday declared a statewide disaster due to severe flooding in the state. (Stillwater County DES/Handout via Xinhua)