State of Louisiana v. TikTok Inc. - Supervisory Writ Denied
Summary
The Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit denied a supervisory writ application filed by TikTok Inc., TikTok Ltd., TikTok Pte. Ltd., ByteDance Ltd., and ByteDance Inc. in the case styled State of Louisiana v. TikTok, Inc. et al. (Docket No. 2025 CW 1180). The court's denial means it declined to exercise supervisory jurisdiction over the 21st Judicial District Court proceedings in Livingston Parish. This procedural ruling allows the underlying litigation to proceed in the lower court.
What changed
The Louisiana Court of Appeal denied a supervisory writ application filed by TikTok Inc. and its parent company ByteDance, declining to exercise supervisory jurisdiction over the lower court proceedings. Supervisory writs are extraordinary remedies used to correct potential errors before final judgment, and their denial does not indicate the court's view on the merits of the underlying claims. The denial allows the State of Louisiana's lawsuit to proceed in the 21st Judicial District Court.
For TikTok and ByteDance, the ruling means they will need to continue defending against the state's claims in the trial court without the opportunity for preemptive appellate review. For other technology companies facing state-level litigation, this decision underscores the difficulty of obtaining interlocutory appellate intervention and the importance of preparing robust defenses at the trial court level.
What to do next
- Monitor the underlying State v. TikTok litigation in the 21st Judicial District Court
- Assess litigation risk exposure in similar state-level TikTok actions
- Review data privacy compliance measures in anticipation of continued legal scrutiny
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State of Louisiana v. Tiktok, Inc., Tiktok, LTD. Tiktok PTE, Bytedance, LTD and Bytedance, Inc
Louisiana Court of Appeal
- Citations: None known
- Docket Number: 2025 CW 1180
Precedential Status: Unknown Status
Combined Opinion
STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
STATE OF LOUISTANA NO. 2025 CW 1180
VERSUS
TIKTOK, INC., TIKTOK, LTD.,
TIKTOK PTE., BYTEDANCE,
LTD., AND BYTEDANCE, INC. APRIL 8, 2026
In Re: TikTok Inc., TikTok Ltd., TikTok Pte. Ltd., ByteDance
Ltd., and ByteDance Inc., applying for supervisory
writs, 21st Judicial District Court, Parish of
Livingston, No. 184754.
BEFORE : THERIOT, BALFOUR, AND HAGGERTY,! JJ.
WRIT DENIED.
MRT
KEB
BDH
“COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
ORT
‘Haggerty, J., serving pro tempore, by special appointment of the Louisiana
Supreme Court.
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