Trump
U.S. WeChat Users Alliance v. Trump
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division U.S. WECHAT USERS ALLIANCE, et al., Case No. 20-cv-05910-LB
Plaintiffs,
DISCOVERY ORDER
v. Re: ECF No. 18 DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Defendants. 16 INTRODUCTION The plaintiffs, who use the mobile-messaging application WeChat, challenge the constitutionality of Executive Order 13943, which — according to the plaintiffs — prohibits the use of WeChat starting on September 20, 2020.1 (The defendants contend at least in part that the issues are not ripe until the Secretary of Commerce issues a final order.2) The plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction that is noticed for a hearing on September 17, 2020.3 The parties dispute 23 24 1 Compl. – ECF No. 1. The plaintiffs are U.S. WeChat Users Alliance, a nonprofit formed to challenge the Executive order, and individual and business users. Id. at 7–9 (¶¶ 19–25). Citations refer to material in the Electronic Case File (“ECF”); pinpoint citations…