By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court extended the stay on the Northern District of Texas’ injunction on the BATFE’s frames or receivers rule. The stay had been requested by the Solicitor General in an emergency request to the Supreme Court. The stay keeps the rule in place. It will be lifted only when the 5th Circuit makes a final disposition of the case or if certiorari is denied assuming an appeal to the SCOTUS.
The four justices who would have lifted the stay are Justices Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Thomas. Justice Barrettt, unfortunately sided with the liberals on the Court as did the Chief Justice.
The order from the Court is below:
VanDerStok was a big win and one hopes that it will continue to be a win.
Note: Blogging may be slow this week as we are visiting relatives.