Garland v. Blackhawk Manufacturing Group
Emergency application to vacate injunction is granted on Oct. 16, 2023.
| Docket No. |
Argument |
Opinion |
Vote |
Author |
Term |
| 23A302 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
OT 2023 |
Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should vacate the injunction entered on Sept. 14 by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas blocking the federal government from enforcing a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives rule regarding ghost guns against gun manufacturers Blackhawk Manufacturing and Defense Distributed.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Oct 05 2023 | Application (23A302) to vacate injunction pending appeal, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Oct 06 2023 | Order issued by Justice Alito: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicants, it is ordered that the September 14, 2023 order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, case No. 4:22-cv-691, is hereby administratively stayed until 5 p.m. (EDT) on Monday, October 16, 2023. It is further ordered that any response to the application be filed on or before Wednesday, October 11, 2023, by 5 p.m. (EDT). |
| Oct 11 2023 | Response to application from respondent Blackhawk Manufacturing Group, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Oct 11 2023 | Response to application from respondent Defense Distributed filed. |
| Oct 12 2023 | Reply of applicant Merrick B. Garland, et al. filed. |
| Oct 16 2023 | Application (23A302) referred to the Court. |
| Oct 16 2023 | Application (23A302) to vacate injunction presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is granted. The September 14, 2023 order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, case No. 4:22-cv-691, is vacated. |
