Bondi v. Vanderstok

Decided March 26, 2025. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-852 · 604 U.S. 458 (2025) · Cited 9 times

Holding

ATF's 2022 Rule interpreting the Gun Control Act of 1968 to cover certain products that can readily be converted into an operational firearm or a functional frame or receiver, see 27 CFR §§478.11, 478.12(c), is not facially inconsistent with the Act.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter, Communities for Great Ore. · 515 U.S. 687 (1995)
• United States v. Salerno · 481 U.S. 739 (1987)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. National Center for Immigrants' Rights, Inc. · 502 U.S. 183 (1991)
• United States v. Thompson/Center Arms Co. · 504 U.S. 505 (1992)
• Moody v. NetChoice, LLC · 603 U.S. 707 (2024)
• Garland v. Cargill · 602 U.S. 406 (2024)
• Reno v. Flores · 507 U.S. 292 (1993)
• Gustafson v. Alloyd Co. · 513 U.S. 561 (1995)
• Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency · 603 U.S. 279 (2024)
• Connecticut National Bank v. Germain · 503 U.S. 249 (1992)
• Cutter v. Wilkinson · 544 U.S. 709 (2005)
• Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc. · 531 U.S. 457 (2001)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Leocal v. Ashcroft · 543 U.S. 1 (2004)
• Barnhart v. Sigmon Coal Co. · 534 U.S. 438 (2002)
• Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons · 552 U.S. 214 (2008)
• Bryan v. United States · 524 U.S. 184 (1998)
• Winkelman Ex Rel. Winkelman v. Parma City School District · 550 U.S. 516 (2007)
• Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 543 U.S. 335 (2005)
• Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo · 603 U.S. 369 (2024)
• Allison Engine Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Sanders · 553 U.S. 662 (2008)
• Arcadia v. Ohio Power Co. · 498 U.S. 73 (1990)
• Dubin v. United States · 599 U.S. 110 (2023)

Cited by

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• FCC v. Consumers' Research · 606 U.S. 656 (2025)

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