Supreme Court Temporarily Reinstates Biden Admin’s ‘Ghost Gun’ Rule

New order blocks Texas judge’s injunction preventing federal government’s regulation of homemade guns from taking effect until Oct. 16.

President Joe Biden holds up a so-called ghost gun kit during an event at the White House in Washington on April 11, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The Supreme Court on Oct. 6 stayed a lower court order blocking the Biden administration’s rule regulating so-called ghost guns that can be assembled at home, allowing the policy to remain in force until Oct. 16.

The new order from Justice Samuel Alito came late in the day on Oct. 6 in an emergency application, in a case known as Garland v. Blackhawk Manufacturing Group Inc. (court file 23A302). U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland filed the application on behalf of the Biden administration.