Justice Alito Reinstates Biden Admin’s ‘Ghost Gun’ Restriction in Temporary Freeze

The Biden administration’s rule on so-called ghost guns has temporarily been revived by the U.S. Supreme Court, while the fate of the rule is still pending.

A "ghost gun" is displayed before the start of an event about gun-related violence in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on April 11, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

U.S. Supreme Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily froze a lower court order and revived the Biden administration’s restriction on so-called ghost guns.

The action by Justice Alito, who handles emergency matters arising from a group of states including Texas, effectively freezes the litigation as the court weighs a request on Thursday from the Biden administration to reinstate the rule pending an appeal before the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.