Court throws out lawsuit by Trump administration against all 15 Maryland federal judges

Court throws out lawsuit by Trump administration against all 15 Maryland federal judges Politics Aug 26, 2025 12:56 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen granted a request by the judges to toss the case, saying to do otherwise “would run counter to overwhelming precedent, depart from longstanding constitutional tradition, and offend the rule of law.”

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