Application (24A653) referred to the Court.

Application (24A653) for stay presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is granted. The December 5, 2024 amended order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, case No. 4:24–cv–478, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. Justice Gorsuch concurring in the grant of stay. (Detached Opinion). Justice Jackson dissenting in the grant of stay. (Detached Opinion)

Application (24A653) for stay presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is granted. The December 5, 2024 amended order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, case No. 4:24–cv–478, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. Justice Gorsuch concurring in the grant of stay. (Detached <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a653_c07d.pdf'>Opinion</a>). Justice Jackson dissenting in the grant of stay. (Detached <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a653_c07d.pdf#page=2'>Opinion</a>)

Brief amicus curiae of U.S. Senator Thom Tillis and Thirteen Other Members of Congress filed.

Amicus brief of U.S. Senator Thom Tillis and Thirteen Other Members of Congress submitted.

Reply of applicant Merrick Garland, et al. filed.

Amicus brief of Thomas Zawistowski and We the People Convention submitted.

Reply of Merrick Garland, et al. in support of application submitted.

Amicus brief of New Civil Liberties Alliance submitted.

Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Thomas Zawistowski and We the People Convention filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Retail Federation, National Association of Convenience Stores, Restaurant Law Center filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Community Associations Institute filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Competitive Enterprise Institute filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors and The Job Creators Network Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Associated General Contractors of America, Inc.; Associated General Contractors of New York State, LLC; The Business Council of New York State, Inc.; National Roofing Contractors Association; Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Associat filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.

Brief amicus curiae of America's Future, Gun Owners of America, Inc., GOA Texas, Gun Owners Foundation, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Defense Fund, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The Private Investor Coalition, Inc., and S Corporation Association filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Advancing American Freedom filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States Senator Cynthia M. Lummis and Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray filed.

Response to application from respondent Texas Top Cop Shop, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Small Business Association filed.

Amicus brief of Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., et al. submitted.

Amicus brief of The Buckeye Institute submitted.

Amicus brief of National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors and The Job Creators Network Foundation submitted.

Amicus brief of Competitive Enterprise Institute submitted.

Response of Texas Top Cop Shop, et al. to application submitted.

Amicus brief of Community Associations Institute submitted.

Amicus brief of National Retail Federation, National Association of Convenience Stores, Restaurant Law Center submitted.

Amicus brief of National Small Business Association submitted.

Amicus brief of Liberty Justice Center submitted.

Amicus brief of America's Future, Gun Owners of America, Inc., GOA Texas, Gun Owners Foundation, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Defense Fund, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund submitted.

Amicus brief of The Private Investor Coalition, Inc., and S Corporation Association submitted.

Amicus brief of Advancing American Freedom submitted.

Amicus brief of United States Senator Cynthia M. Lummis and Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray submitted.

Brief amicus curiae of West Virginia, Kansas, South Carolina, and 22 Other States filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed.

Amicus brief of West Virginia, Kansas, South Carolina, and 22 Other States submitted.

Amicus brief of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund submitted.

Amicus brief of States of West Virginia, Kansas, South Carolina, and 22 Other States submitted.

Response to application (24A653) requested by Justice Alito, due by 4 p.m. (EST) on January 10, 2025.

Application (24A653) for a stay of injunction issued by the United States District Court pending appeal, submitted to Justice Alito.