Gus Hurwitz on the Solicitor General’s TikTok Case

Gus Hurwitz January 9, 2025

ICLE Director of Law & Economics Programs Gus Hurwitz was quoted by Bloomberg Law in a story about the TikTok case before the U.S. Supreme Court. You can read the full piece here.

The solicitor general’s “credibility before the court is of paramount importance,” said Gus Hurwitz of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Given the arguments Sauer is making, it’s “hard to understand how this is going to affect that reputation in the long term,” said Hurwitz, who is academic director of the school’s Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition.

…The solicitor general is a repeat player at the Supreme Court, Hurwitz said, noting that the government is often involved in the most contentious and significant cases.