Lawyers believe the president-elect’s request for the Supreme Court to delay the TikTok law lacks a legal basis — and they fear it’s an early sign that Trump plans to blow past precedent.

The US Supreme Court will take up TikTok's challenge of a law that if allowed to go into effect could lead to a US ban of the popular social media platform.The nation's highest court said in mid-December that it will hear oral arguments in the case on Jan.

President-elect Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court to pause a controversial ban on TikTok that is set to take effect next month, telling the justices in a legal filing Friday that a delay would allow his administration to “pursue a negotiated resolution.