Breaking News

Garland v. Vanderstok

Emergency application for stay is granted on August 8, 2023. Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh would deny the application for stay.
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23A82 5th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2022

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay the judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas baring the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives from enforcing a 2022 rule regulating "ghost guns" as firearms.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jul 27 2023Application (23A82) for a stay, submitted to Justice Alito.
Jul 28 2023Order issued by Justice Alito: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicants, it is ordered that the June 30, 2023 order and July 5, 2023 final judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, case No. 4:22-cv-691, are hereby administratively stayed until 5 p.m. (EDT) on Friday, August 4, 2023. It is further ordered that any response to the application be filed on or before Wednesday, August 2, 2023, by 5 p.m. (EDT).
Jul 29 2023Amicus brief of District of Columbia et al. submitted.
Aug 01 2023Amicus brief of Gun Violence Prevention Groups submitted.
Aug 02 2023Response to application from respondent Jennifer VanDerStok, Michael G. Andren, Tactical Machining, Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. filed.
Aug 02 2023Response to application from respondent BlackHawk Manufacturing Group, Inc. d/b/a 80 Percent Arms filed.
Aug 02 2023Amicus brief of Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc. submitted.
Aug 02 2023Response of Defense Distributed; Second Amendment Foundation, Inc.; Not An LLC, LLC, doing business as JSD Supply to application submitted.
Aug 03 2023Reply of applicant Merrick B. Garland, et al. filed.
Aug 04 2023Order issued by Justice Alito: Upon further consideration of the application of counsel for the applicants, the responses, and the reply filed thereto, it is ordered that the stay issued on July 28, 2023, is hereby extended until 5 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.
Aug 08 2023Application (23A82) referred to the Court.
Aug 08 2023Application (23A82) for stay presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is granted. The June 30, 2023 order and July 5, 2023 judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, case No. 4:22-cv-691, insofar as they vacate the final rule of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 87 Fed. Reg. 24652 (April 26, 2022), are stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, Justice Gorsuch, and Justice Kavanaugh would deny the application for stay.