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Judge Stays Engaged In The Business Case Until Robert Cekada Is Confirmed

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The Northern District of Alabama has stayed further proceedings in a legal challenge to the ATF's 2024 Final Rule defining 'engaged in the business' of firearms dealing. The stay will continue until the Senate votes on Robert Cekada's nomination as ATF Director. The judge's rationale is not detailed on the docket, but the case hinges on the ATF's regulatory authority.

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  • Stay of proceedings in ATF rule challenge
  • Robert Cekada's ATF nomination
  • Regulatory authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

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Order April 16, 2026

Judge Stays Engaged In The Business Case Until Robert Cekada Is Confirmed

A federal judge in the Northern District of Alabama has issued an order to halt further proceedings in a legal challenge against the ATF's 2024 Final Rule on the definition of 'engaged in the business' of dealing in firearms. The stay will remain in effect until the U.S. Senate votes on the nomination of Robert Cekada to become the permanent Director of the ATF.

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