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<ul class="summary-list"><li>President Joe Biden signed the TikTok divest-or-ban bill into law on Wednesday.</li><li>TikTok said it would challenge the law in court, citing First-Amendment violations.</li></ul>Congress passed a bill this week that will<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-ban-explainer-bill-courts-2024-4"> force TikTok's owner to sell its US assets</a> or face removal from mobile-app stores. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law on Wednesday. Parent company ByteDance now has between 9 months and a year to sell or spin off the app in the US.What comes next will be an all-out legal battle.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-leaked-memo-sent-staff-congress-stepped-up-ban-2024-4">TikTok has vowed to "move to the courts,"</a> where it plans to challenge the law as "a clear violation of the First Amendment rights of the 170 million Americans on TikTok," per an internal memo sent to staff on Saturday. The company will likely ask for a preliminary injunction, stopping the countdown clock on its sale until legal questions are sorted out.Other parties, like<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-creators-file-the-first-lawsuit-against-montanas-ban-2023-5"> TikTok creators</a>, may launch separate legal challenges in the coming weeks, as they have done in the past. First-Amendment-focused organizations like the ACLU or the EFF could file amicus briefs defending TikTokers' free-speech rights.Will these legal challenges work? Maybe…Earlier attempts to ban or force a sale of TikTok often haven't stood up in court.Trump's 2020 order to ban TikTok was<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-ban-injunction-federal-judge-says-donald-trump-exceeds-ieepa-2020-9"> halted by a federal judge</a> who said it likely exceeded executive authority. A Montana law that attempted to ban the app was<a target="_blank" href="https://www.npr.org/2023/11/30/1205735647/montana-tiktok-ban-blocked-state"> struck down</a> in 2023 by a federal judge who said it overstepped state power and "likely violates the First Amendment."This time, however, could be different. The reason? Congress is arguing that TikTok poses a national-security risk, and the courts tend to defer to that governing body when it comes to issues of national security, experts told Business Insider. The federal government has more authority on that subject than a state like Montana does."The court will look at the merits of the case, but really driven by deference to Congress as having much more understanding of the national-security risks than the judges themselves do," Matthew Schettenhelm, a senior litigation analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, told BI. Schettenhelm estimated the law had a 70% chance of surviving a legal challenge.<h2>It's a coin toss when national-security interests come up against speech protections</h2>If this law wasn't about protecting national security, TikTok's case would be a slam dunk. Its argument that the law violates free speech is clear, as passing a bill that could lead to a ban will box out tens of millions of Americans from an app they use to say things every day.While the bill is framed around forcing new ownership of TikTok, it's likely to result in a ban, which strengthens the free-speech argument. The Chinese government has signaled it opposes a TikTok divestment. Its foreign ministry said last month that a forced sale was "sheer robbers' logic." Its government has the<a target="_blank" href="https://www.npr.org/2024/04/22/1246391855/tiktok-ban-congress-biden-china-lawsuit"> final say</a> on the export of TikTok's algorithm, which would make the app much harder to spin-off.Restricting free speech would be a big problem for the bill if it didn't have national-security interests at its core. While First-Amendment arguments are well supported in court, national-security concerns also have a lot of sway, legal experts told BI."The First Amendment is the trump card that basically allows you to prevail if you can plausibly make a First-Amendment argument," said G.S. Hans, an associate clinical professor of law at Cornell Law School and associate director of its First-Amendment clinic. "National security also is a trump card, and the government often wins when it claims that. The question for me is, which trump card does the court think is more valuable?"Security arguments have stood up in the past for more narrow cases against TikTok. A federal judge<a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-judge-upholds-texas-tiktok-ban-state-owned-devices-2023-12-11/"> upheld a Texas law</a> that blocked state employees from using the app on state-owned devices and networks, saying it was a "reasonable restriction on access to TikTok in light of Texas's concerns."<h2>Show us your smoking-gun evidence, Congress</h2>Legal experts said the evidence the US government brings to court to prove that TikTok is a national-security risk will be central to its case. It has to demonstrate that a forced divestiture or outright ban is necessary."It can't be just conclusory, or in other words to say, 'We think there's a national security threat. Therefore we should ban the app,'" said Lena Shapiro, director of the First Amendment clinic at the University of Illinois College of Law. "They have to provide evidence."Congress' bipartisan bill is the culmination of years of<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-employees-feel-numb-latest-political-attacks-washington-2024-3"> political attacks from Washington on TikTok's operations</a>. Politicians fear its owner ByteDance, which is headquartered in China, could be forced to share US user data with the Chinese Communist Party because of a standing National Intelligence Law. US officials have also raised concerns that the CCP could use TikTok to censor or promote information and even influence an election, serving its own interests. TikTok has denied both of these claims."We believe the facts and the law are clearly on our side, and we will ultimately prevail," a TikTok spokesperson told BI in a statement. "We have invested billions of dollars to keep US data safe and our platform free from outside influence and manipulation."Congress hasn't proven that an outright sale or ban of TikTok is the only way to protect national-security interests. Other less severe efforts like a national data privacy law could solve some of its concerns without limiting speech, for example."The government bears the burden of pointing to an important interest in instituting this law," said Ramya Krishnan, a senior staff attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, which filed a legal challenge against Texas's state-device ban last year. "There's the onus of showing that it could not achieve its interest in narrower ways."

Legal experts say the TikTok divest-or-ban bill could stand up in court despite being a free-speech disaster

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A new bipartisan bill that's quickly gaining steam could lead to a TikTok ban in the United States. </li><li>The bill has been deemed "unconstitutional" by some, but its framing around national security could bolster it. </li></ul>The widely-popular social media app <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/tiktok">TikTok</a> is once again <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-ban-bill-explained-politics-tech-platform-2024-3">facing a possible ban in the United States</a> over <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nearly-half-of-americans-fear-tiktok-would-give-china-data-2021-7">concerns about its links to China</a>.A new bipartisan bill that could see TikTok banned is quickly gaining traction in Congress.And though the bill has been deemed <a target="_blank" href="https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-slams-house-for-latest-plan-to-ban-tiktok-and-stifle-free-speech">"unconstitutional"</a> by some civil rights groups and First Amendment advocates, and has even been <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-sides-with-donald-trump-tiktok-ban-2024-3">opposed by 2024 Republican frontrunner former President Donald Trump</a>, its framing around a threat to national security could potentially help pave the way for its passage."Framing this as a national security threat offers the government considerable latitude when it comes to First Amendment questions," Sarah Kreps, a political scientist and director of the Tech Policy Institute at New York's Cornell University, told Business Insider.Kreps, also a government and law professor, explained that the government does not and should not approach restrictions on free speech lightly, "but when they do, the national security justification proves to be strong and robust to judicial repeal because courts do not want to be in a position to adjudicate the gravity of a particular threat."If enacted, the <a target="_blank" href="https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/Protecting%20Americans%20From%20Foriegn%20Adversary%20Controlled%20Applications_3.5.24.pdf">bill</a> dubbed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, would force TikTok's Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell its US operations of the video-sharing platform to a non-Chinese company within six months or have to grapple with a nationwide ban on the app.The bill, which a House of Representatives committee unanimously green-lighted in a 50-0 vote last week, says it seeks to "protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications, such as TikTok and any successor application or service and any other application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Ltd. or an entity under the control of ByteDance Ltd."The Republican-controlled House is expected to vote on the bill on Wednesday."We must ensure the Chinese government cannot weaponize TikTok against American users and our government through data collection and propaganda," GOP Rep. Steve Scalise, the House majority leader, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/tiktok-us-security-threat-says-trump-similar-facebook-cnbc-2024-03-11/">said</a> this week.Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which voted to approve the bill, said in an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2IAUHBsPZI">interview</a> with Fox Business on Tuesday, "This is a real national security threat.""The bill is narrow," McMorris Rodgers said. "It is targeted to address the national security threat that we believe these apps, like TikTok, pose to the United States because of its ownership by a foreign adversary."Kreps told BI that she was more confident this bill would go further than past attempts to ban TikTok in the US because the cosponsors of the bill appeared to have done "the legal legwork to identify the weaknesses of previous versions and address those concerns."Still, the bill, if passed, is expected to face legal challenges by ByteDance and TikTok on First Amendment grounds, according to Kreps and other experts.<h2>Citing national security is 'not a get out of jail free card'</h2>Ramya Krishnan, a staff attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University in New York, told BI that the US Supreme Court "has been very clear that invoking national security is not a 'get out of jail free' card for having to comply with the First Amendment.""The First Amendment protects Americans' right to access social media platforms of their choosing," Krishnan said. "To justify a ban, the government would have to demonstrate that the privacy and security concerns it has can't be addressed in narrower ways.""And the government simply hasn't done this," said Krishnan, who called the bill "unconstitutional" and said that a ban on TikTok "would set a dangerous precedent for how we regulate free speech online."Though there's been <a target="_blank" href="https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/A-Tik-Tok-ing-Timebomb_12.21.23.pdf">evidence</a> to suggest that TikTok suppresses content around political speech, the US government "hasn't pointed to any evidence that China uses TikTok's algorithm to promote disinformation," Krishnan said."More fundamentally," Krishnan, a lecturer at Columbia Law School, added, "the First Amendment doesn't permit the government to suppress media on the grounds that it contains disinformation."TikTok has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/communist-party-god-credential-data-bytedance-tiktok-former-executive-alleges-2023-6">repeatedly denied allegations</a> that it has ties to the Chinese Communist Party and has been fighting back against the new bill that could see the social media app banned.In a statement last week, TikTok said the US government was "attempting to strip 170 million Americans of their Constitutional right to free expression.""This will damage millions of businesses, deny artists an audience, and destroy the livelihoods of countless creators across the country," the statement continued.<div type="image" title="Trump" height="3191" width="4786" msid="108443847" hostid="261" sizebytes="966416"></div><h2>Trump once supported a TikTok ban, but is now against it</h2>Meanwhile, Trump — whose <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tiktok-ban-sold-by-sept-15-microsoft-2020-8">administration tried to ban TikTok</a> in the US — but was blocked from doing so in court after TikTok sued — has now come out against a ban for the app."If you get rid of TikTok, Facebook and Zuckerschmuck will double their business," Trump argued on his social media platform, Truth Social, in a dig at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/mark-zuckerberg">Meta CEO and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg</a>.Before the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously voted to advance the bill, several groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Democracy and Technology, sent a letter to the committee urging members to oppose the bill that they called "censorship.""We are deeply disappointed that the committee chose to ignore the serious First Amendment concerns raised by civil liberties groups and instead voted to advance this bill that would silence over 170 million people around the country who use TikTok every day," Jenna Leventoff, senior policy counsel at ACLU, said in a statement after the vote."When this bill comes to the floor for a vote, we urge representatives to stand up for free speech, and vote down this misguided bill," Leventoff said.

The proposed TikTok ban has been deemed unconstitutional by some, but framing around national security could help advance it

New Delhi, August 16 may have been a working day, but Rajinikanth's '<keyword id="218107" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="jailer" source="Orion">Jailer</keyword>' and Sunny Deol's '<keyword id="1847504" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gadar-2" source="Orion">Gadar 2</keyword>' not only did well, but also left the Akshay Kumar-starrer '<keyword id="452656" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="OMG" source="Orion">OMG</keyword> 2' and Chiranjeevi's 'Bholaa Shankar' way behind. At the end of Day 6, 'Gadar 2' was sitting on a worldwide collection of Rs 338.50 crore (gross receipts across India, Rs 308.50 crore, which includes the 18 per cent GST component, plus Rs 30 crore overseas). Interestingly, Tara Singh's one-man war against Pakistan seems to have touched a chord in Chennai, for the southern metropolis saw a 73.75 per cent occupancy in theatres for 'Gadar 2'. Pakistan-bashing, clearly, works as much in the south as it does in the north, that too on a working Wednesday. 'Jailer', being a Tamil film, doesn't have as big a footprint as 'Gadar 2', yet with Thalaiva Rajinikanth headlining it, by its seventh day, it had amassed Rs 420 crore (all-India gross receipts, Rs 264.70 crore, plus Rs 155.30 crore overseas). Of course, the film's domestic collections have come mainly from the four southern states, led by Tamil Nadu (Rs 121.60 crore), followed by Andhra Pradesh / Telangana (Rs 53.50 crore), Karnataka (Rs 44.40 crore) and Kerala (Rs 35.90 crore). But Rajini's global fan following has ensured an overseas collection more than five times higher than that of 'Gadar 2', enabling it to be India's No. 1 movie today. 'OMG 2', in contrast, has just crossed the Rs 100-crore mark (Rs 108.80 crore, including all-India gross receipts of Rs 93.80 and an overseas collection of Rs 15 crore), even as 'Bholaa Shankar' is languishing at Rs 39 crore (all-India gross receipts, Rs 33.40 crore, plus Rs 5.60 crore earned overseas). 'Jailer' was massively hyped across South India, with offices in Tamil Nadu even giving a day off to their employees to watch the film on August 10 upon its release. Rajinikanth's persona in the movie is that of an old jailer hunting down a notorious gang lord and mercilessly eliminating his gang members. Regarding the magic of 'Jailer' at the box office, trade expert Ramesh Bala said: "Rajinikanth is a Superstar. The 'Superstar' tag alone is enough to garner it all the attention it needs. And then, he also benefits from worldwide recognition." Continuing his analysis, Bala said: "Apart from Rajinikanth, the movie has good content, it is different, and has other famous faces from the South, notably Malayalam superstar Mohanlal and Ramya Krishnan. But when you mention Rajinikanth, words such as swag, cool, attitude come to mind, and his 50-year-plus career and humble nature also help." Bala expects the lifetime collection of 'Jailer' to touch Rs 600 crore, which means it will surpass last year's 'Ponniyin Selvan 1' and 'Vikram', and stand just behind Rajini's '2.0'. 'Gadar 2' is not expected to cross Rs 450-500 crore, but its makers, having produced the film reportedly for Rs 75 crore, are already laughing all the way to the bank.

Rajini Rules: 'Jailer' is No. 1 with Rs 420 cr in 7 days; 'Gadar 2' clocks Rs 338.5 cr in six

New Delhi, Indulge in the exciting content offerings on OTT this week, as the weekend thrill awaits with a blend of drama, action, thriller and documentary, promising to transport you to a new world. From Rajinikanth's blockbuster '<keyword id="218107" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="jailer" source="Orion">Jailer</keyword>' to the crime thriller '<keyword id="18566324" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="bambai-meri-jaan" source="Orion">Bambai Meri Jaan</keyword>', to the documentary 'Animals Up Close', the IANS slate will immerse you in a cinematic experience like none other, all from the comfort of your home. Here's a list of five titles on various OTT platforms that have caught the attention of IANS this week: 'Jailer' <keyword id="84494" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="superstar-rajinikanth" source="Orion">Superstar Rajinikanth</keyword> starrer blockbuster film 'Jailer' is about a retired jailer Tiger Muthuvel Pandiyan (portrayed by Rajinikanth), who is out to find his son's killers. Produced by Sun Pictures and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the film features Rajinikanth in the lead role alongside Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Vinayakan, Tamannaah Bhatia and Master Ritvik in pivotal roles and special cameos by Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar and Jackie Shroff. It will air on Prime Video on September 7, and will be available in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi. '<keyword id="18687963" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="bambai-meri" source="Orion">Bambai Meri</keyword> Jaan' The crime thriller series stars Kay Kay Menon, Avinash Tiwary, Kritika Kamra, and Nivedita Bhattacharya along with Amyra Dastur in pivotal roles. 'Bambai Meri Jaan' is a sneak into post-independence Bombay and streets riddled with crime. The story revolves around the conflict between Dara Kadri (Avinash), a rising gangster, and his father Ismail Kadri (Kay Kay), an honest police officer. The series is set in a world rather, the Mumbai of the 1970s where gang wars, crimes, and treachery were a common occurrence. Against this backdrop, the fictional series is a captivating saga of an honest cop who sees his son choose the path of crime to overcome a life of poverty and struggle. The story of the show has been penned by crime journalist and author S. Hussain Zaidi, with the series created by Rensil D'Silva and Shujaat Saudagar and directed by Shujaat Saudagar. It will premiere on Prime Video on September 14. 'Animals Up Close with <keyword id="352088" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="bertie" source="Orion">Bertie</keyword> Gregory' Bertie Gregory takes you to the most spectacular corners of our planet- from Antarctica to Africa and South America to Asia, tracking down extraordinary animals to capture their daily lives like never before. Armed with drones, state-of-the-art cameras, and underwater tech, he and his team brave subzero seas, climb snow-capped mountains, and sleep suspended 120 feet in the air to reveal the challenges these animals endure, their fierce rivalries, and the threats they face on our changing planet. It shows all the behind-the-scenes moments he and his team face while adapting to unpredictable wildlife in remote environments where filming rarely goes as planned. There is no script for this unique series, but through it all, Bertie brings the audience with him every step of the way. It will stream on Disney plus on September 13. 'Ten Pound Poms' Following the horrors of WWII, a fantastic opportunity beckoned: a new life in Australia for only ten pounds. The promise of paradise, however, quickly turned into a riveting tale of survival, secrets, and an unbreakable spirit. The British historical drama is created by Danny Brocklehurst, and stars Michelle Keegan, Faye Marsay and Warren Brown as Ten Pound Poms, British citizens who migrated to Australia after the Second World War. It also stars Rob Collins, David Field, Stephen Curry, Leon Ford and Emma Hamilton. It will be streaming from September 8 on Sony LIV. 'Spy Ops' In this intense true crime series, intelligence operatives from MI6 to the CIA share insider stories of spy craft, Cold War campaigns, and coups carried out by covert agents. Featuring interviews with real officials, officers, and spies. The Executive Producers are- Jon Loew, Martin Kase, Danny Wilk, Maria Wye Berry, Marie de Maublanc, Isabelle Gendre. It will be streaming on September 8 on Netflix.

Get set for a cozy long weekend with 'Jailer', 'Spy Ops' and 'Bambai Meri Jaan' on OTT

<ul><li><keyword id="4632769" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="liger" source="Orion">Liger</keyword> has been streaming online on <keyword id="8724816" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="disney-plus-hotstar" source="Orion">Disney Plus Hotstar</keyword> since September 22. </li><li>The film is available in four South Indian languages — Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. </li><li>The total box office collection of the movie was ₹20.5 crore, according to <keyword id="6785" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="bollywood-hungama" source="Orion">Bollywood Hungama</keyword>.</li></ul>South star <keyword id="2775210" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="vijay-devarakonda" source="Orion">Vijay Devarakonda</keyword>’s Bollywood debut movie Liger has been streaming online on OTT platform Disney Plus Hotstar since September 22. The movie also stars <keyword id="3805597" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ananya-Panday" source="Orion">Ananya Panday</keyword> as the lead actress. <div type="twitter" handle="DisneyPlusHSTel" handlename="Disney+ Hotstar Telugu" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1481861199746957312/mzUhywba_normal.jpg" favoritecount="606" retweetcount="158" status="Witness @TheDeverakonda in all his Mad Glory, as #LIGER! ❤️‍🔥#LigerOnHotstar Streaming Now ▶️… https://t.co/nJHNikpwh2" createdat="1663786107000" id="1572659034691600385"></div> The movie will be available in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam languages on Disney Hotstar. However, the Hindi version will be released at a later date. The movie hit OTTs within three weeks of its theatrical release. Those who have a premium or super plan subscription of the OTT platform, which is ₹1,499 and ₹899 per annum, will be able to watch it online. The movie will also be shown on Star Gold and Star Gold 2 channels on TV but the date is unknown. The sports action film was produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, Charmme Kaur and Puri Jagannath, who is also the director of the movie. It opened on the silver screen in August and ran in theatres for about three weeks across the country. The total box office collection of the film was just ₹20.5 crore, according to <a href="https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/liger/box-office/">Bollywood Hungama</a>. While the estimated budget of the movie was ₹125 crore. According to several <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/vijay-deverakonda-to-return-rs-6-crore-from-his-salary-to-producers-after-liger-flops-reports-1996642-2022-09-05">reports</a>, lead actor Devarakonda had returned ₹6 crore from his fee to the producer after the movie performed badly at the box office. Professional American Boxer Mike Tyson also made an extended cameo in the movie, which was the surprise element of the movie, as per media <a href="https://www.zeebiz.com/trending/entertainment/news-liger-ott-release-when-and-where-to-watch-vijay-deverakondas-debut-bollywood-film-200139">reports</a>. The movie also stars veteran actress Ramya Krishnan, who is well-known for her role as the matriarch in the Bahubali franchise.

Vijay Deverakonda’s Liger is streaming online on this Disney Plus Hotstar platform

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The Trump administration in January issued a rule prohibiting <keyword id="9497545" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="immigration-judges">immigration judges</keyword> from speaking about their job or their take on US policy.</li><li>The one exception is judges who serve in their union. But the Trump administration is also trying to decertify that union.</li><li>The <keyword id="9497544" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="national-association-of-immigration-judges">National Association of Immigration Judges</keyword> on July 1 filed a lawsuit alleging that the administration is violating the right to <keyword id="78075" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="free-speech">free speech</keyword>.</li><li>"We are in the midst of an urgent public debate about <keyword id="50403" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Immigration">immigration</keyword> reform in this country and some of the most crucial voices in that debate are being silenced," Ramya Krishnan, staff attorney at Columbia University's <keyword id="4345350" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="knight-first-amendment-institute">Knight First Amendment Institute</keyword>, said in a statement.</li></ul>Immigration is President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword>'s reliable fallback for inflaming his base, the alleged harm posed by immigrants serving as the red meat in inflammatory tweets and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-he-will-temporarily-suspend-immigration-into-the-us-2020-4">executive orders</a>.At the same time, the administration led by this outspoken president has gagged the judges tasked with enforcing its laws at the border, prompting a lawsuit from those judges and free-speech advocates alleging that the US Constitution has been trampled.In January immigration judges received word: Under no circumstances could they opine, at a public event or on a call with a reporter, on what happens in their courtrooms — or what they believe should happen there.Established by Trump-appointee James McHenry, a former ICE attorney turned director of the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), which oversees the nation's immigration courts, the rule has one exception: judges who serve in an official capacity at their union.That exception may not last. Also in January, another Trump appointee, Attorney General William Barr, oversaw an effort to decertify that union, arguing that the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ), established in 1979, has been wrongly granted the right to collectively bargain on behalf of its members.If that effort succeeds — the Federal Labor Relations Authority is expected to rule later this year — then all immigration judges will effectively be barred from speaking about immigration law or policy. For example, judges who <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-san-francisco-immigration-judge-begs-to-close-courtroom-2020-3">spoke to Business Insider</a> about the dangers of conducting court proceedings during a pandemic could, in the future, be terminated for such speech."We are in the midst of an urgent public debate about immigration reform in this country and some of the most crucial voices in that debate are being silenced," Ramya Krishnan, staff attorney at Columbia University's Knight <keyword id="916586" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="First-Amendment">First Amendment</keyword> Institute, said in a July 1 statement.In a suit filed in a US federal court on Wednesday, the institute notes that this silencing occurs at the same time that Trump "made immigration a signature issue of his presidential campaign." Immigration judges are well situated to comment on that issue (and the oft-incorrect claims made about it by elected officials). They are also, the suit argues, US citizens who have not ceded their First Amendment right to free speech."Part of the job of an immigration judge is to educate the public about the immigration courts and the role they play in society," Judge Ashley Tabaddor, NAIJ president, said in a statement. The Trump administration's policy "prevents us from doing this critical work, undermining public understanding of and trust in the immigration courts in the process."EOIR did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Have a <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news">news</keyword> tip? Email this reporter at <a href="mailto:cdavis@insider.com">cdavis@insider.com</a>.

Immigration judges are suing the Trump administration over a gag rule, saying it violates their right to free speech

<ul><li><keyword id="4487411" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="bigg-boss-tamil">Bigg Boss Tamil</keyword> Season 3 was the highest watched entertainment show on Hotstar over the past year in India. </li><li>People also watched Koffee with Karan, <keyword id="83396" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yeh-Rishta-Kya-Kehlata-Hai">Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai</keyword>, Bigg Boss Telugu, Kasthooriman (Malayalam) and Ke Apon Ke Por (Bengali). </li><li>Hotstar saw 63% of its total entertainment consumption come from non-metro cities. </li><li>Over 40% of the video content was consumed in regional languages with Telugu, Tamil and Bengali at the top. </li></ul>Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 was the highest watched entertainment show on Hotstar over the past year in India. Part of this can be attributed to rise in regional language content. Over <a href="http://secure-media.hotstar.com/media-website/indiawatchreport2019/India_Watch_Report_2019.pdf">40% of the video content was consumed</a> in regional languages with Telugu, Tamil and Bengali at the top. According to Hotstar, 35% of Bengali consumption comes from outside the state. Whereas, most (80%) of Tamil and Telugu consumption came from the native states. Some other regional language content includes Bigg Boss Telugu, Kasthooriman (Malayalam) and Ke Apon Ke Por (Bengali). Hotstar had a great year. It saw 5400 million downloads⁠— <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/hotstar-india-watch-report-2019-shows-95-consumption-came-from-mobile-phones/articleshow/72456426.cms">an average of 555 installs per minute in 2019 </a> — thanks to India’s increasing smartphone penetration and cheap data. People chose entertainment over sports on Hotstar — with drama being the favorite genre. As we approach the end of 2019, here are the top 6 shows that India watched the most on Hotstar: Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata hai (Hindi) <div type="image" title="Capture6" msid="72468038" hostid="261"></div>

 Director: Romesh Kalra, Rishi Mandial, Ram Pandey Star: Shivangi Joshi, Monsin Khan Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata hai is the fourth longest running soap opera in India. It was started a decade ago. The current show stars Shivangi Joshi and <keyword id="6372882" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="mohsin-khan">Mohsin Khan</keyword>. More than half the audience of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai on Hotstar audience is women Koffee with Karan (English) <div type="image" title="Capture5" msid="72468011" hostid="261"></div>

 Director and Producer: <keyword id="3778" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Karan-Johar">Karan Johar</keyword> Stars: Saif Ali Khan, Sara Ali Khan, Ananya Pandey, <keyword id="133664" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tiger-Shroff">Tiger Shroff</keyword> etc. People love coffee and Bollywood gossip. Every year Karan Johar’s Koffee with Karan brings the latest news from the Indian film industry. This year Sara Khan’s debut to the show was the most watched Koffee with Karan episode — with 1.4X the average viewers, according to Hotstar. Moreover, a third of viewers of the show are from Mumbai. Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 <div type="image" title="1569223471-1569171310_losliya-cheran-bigg-boss-tamil-3" msid="72467911" hostid="261"></div>

 Stars: Mugen, Sandy, Losliya, Sherin Shringar, Kavin, Cheran etc. Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 was crowned as the most watched entertainment show on Hotstar. It registered 1.5X the consumption of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (top Hindi show), according to Hotstar. The third season of the reality show began on 23 June with 17 contestants and <keyword id="6354603" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="kamal-haasan">Kamal Haasan</keyword> as the host. Bigg Boss Telugu Season 3 <div type="image" title="bigg-boss-telugu-3-winner-759" msid="72467929" hostid="261"></div>

 Stars: Ali Reza, Himaja, Punarnavi Bhupalam, Varun Sandesh etc. Another Bigg Boss regional content in the top category was its Telugu version. The third season of Bigg Boss Telugu began on 21 July 2019 and was hosted by Akkineni Nagarjuna. It also had a guest host — Ramya Krishnan. Kasthooriman (Malayalam) <div type="image" title="64915950" msid="72467940" hostid="261"></div>

 Director: Sunil Karyatuukara, Krishna Moorthy, Sachin K. Ibague Stars: Sreeram Ramachandran, Rebecca Santhosh, Beena Antony Kashthooriman is a Malayalam soap opera first premiered in 2017. The show is about the life of a widow and her three unmarried daughters. It is the top viewed series on Malayalam television, according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC). Ke Apon Ke Por (Bengali) <div type="image" title="Capture" msid="72467965" hostid="261"></div>

 Director: Pijush Ghosh Stars: Pallavi Sharma, Biswajit Ghosh, Bulbuli Panja Ke Apon Ke Por is a family drama where Joba gets married to Param Sengupta, a member of the Sengupta family where she was a house help.

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