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U.S. WeChat Users Alliance et al v. Trump et al

  1. February 02, 2021

    WeChat Users Say Trump Ban Violated Their Religious Rights

    Users of the Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat are coming out swinging against an attempt to kill their challenge to former President Donald Trump's order restricting the use of the popular app, saying it tramples their religious rights.

  2. November 18, 2020

    Trump Admin. Denies Free Speech Harm In WeChat Ban

    The Trump administration has insisted that banning downloads of WeChat has nothing to do with users' free speech but is solely aimed at preventing China from using their data to facilitate espionage and surveillance, even though a federal judge recently said the move raised serious First Amendment concerns.

  3. October 27, 2020

    9th Circ. Won't Lift Block On White House's WeChat Ban

    The Ninth Circuit has denied the Trump administration's bid to temporarily ban downloads of the Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat from U.S. app stores while the government appeals a lower court's preliminary injunction forbidding the ban.

  4. October 24, 2020

    Judge Won't Undo Order Blocking WeChat App Store Ban

    The Trump administration suffered yet another blow in California federal court Friday, losing its latest effort to lift a recent order blocking the government from banning downloads of Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat from U.S. app stores.

  5. October 15, 2020

    WeChat Judge Skeptical Of Feds' Bid To Quickly Shutter App

    A California federal judge said during a hearing Thursday she's unlikely to lift a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from shutting down WeChat's U.S. operations, despite the government's concerns that China may be using the communications platform to surveil Americans and potentially interfere in elections.

  6. October 07, 2020

    Trump Admin. Says First Amendment Is Moot In WeChat Case

    The U.S. government should be able to limit any service that poses a threat to the country's national security, whether or not that company facilitates communications, the Trump administration has argued in its bid to ban WeChat in the U.S.

  7. October 02, 2020

    WeChat Users Say Trump Unfairly Scrapped US App Version

    The Trump administration inexplicably rebuffed WeChat's offer to create a U.S. version of the app that could be monitored closely for security breaches, a group of app users challenging the White House's proposed app ban told a California court Thursday.

  8. September 25, 2020

    Trump Admin. Pushes To Erase Injunction Allowing WeChat

    The Trump administration has asked a California federal court to lift a preliminary injunction that bars it from curtailing WeChat's U.S. operations, saying it should be allowed to limit business interactions with the Chinese social media platform until an appeals court rules on the matter.

  9. September 19, 2020

    WeChat Users Win Bid To Prevent Shutoff By Trump Admin.

    A group of U.S. WeChat users won their bid late Saturday to halt President Donald Trump's executive order restricting domestic usage of the popular Chinese app due to national security concerns, hours before the order was slated to take effect.

  10. September 17, 2020

    WeChat Limits Driven By Trump's China Animus, Judge Told

    President Donald Trump's impending restrictions on Chinese messaging app WeChat are motivated by his desire to "bring hatred on China" and bolster his reelection campaign, WeChat users told a California federal judge Thursday, urging her to freeze an executive order that the government contends is rooted in national security concerns.

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