Summary: Federal lawsuit challenging the ATF's "frame or receiver" rule.

Plaintiffs: Jennifer VanDerStok, Michael Andren, Tactical Machining, and Firearms Policy Coalition

Defendants: Attorney General Pam Bondi, United States Department of Justice, ATF Directer Stephen Dettelbach, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Litigation Counsel: R. Brent Cooper, Nathan C. Flanigin, Cody Wisniewski, Michael D. McCoy, Robert Welsh, William E. Trachman, David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson, and William V. Bergstrom

Docket: N.D. TX case no. 4:22-cv-00691, Fifth Circuit case nos. 22-11071, 22-11086, 23-10463, and 23-10718, Supreme Court case nos. 23A82, 23A302, and 23-852 | CourtListener Docket


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