Scot Bertram, A U.S. judge is blocking Montana’s TikTok ban from going into effect

Live—from the campus of Hillsdale College in beautiful Hillsdale Michigan— this is Scot Bertram in for Steve on the Steve Gruber Show for

 

–Friday December 1st 2023—

 

—Here are 3 big things you need to know—

 

One —  The truce is over between Israel and Hamas.  The Israeli military announced today that it has resumed combat in the Gaza Strip, after Hamas violated the truce and fired a rocket toward Israeli territory.  During the seven-day truce, Hamas released 80 hostages in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners.  

 

Two—   Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed 23 bills into law that expand voting rights in the state, including allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote so they are in the system when they turn 18. The new laws also address misinformation and artificial intelligence.  

 

And number three — A U.S. judge is blocking Montana's TikTok ban from going into effect.  A preliminary injunction was issued Thursday that would block the ban from taking effect on January 1st, claiming that it "oversteps state power and infringes on the constitutional rights of users."  TikTok users in Montana had filed a lawsuit to block the ban.