(The Center Square) – A federal judge dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit against all 15 federal district judges in Maryland Tuesday, emphasizing the extraordinary nature of the case and excoriating the administration for its treatment of the judiciary as a whole.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen of Virginia, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2020, ruled that the administration lacked standing and cited two other “irreconcilable defects” that precluded him from considering the case on its merits.

The administration sued the U.S. District Court of Maryland in June for delaying the deportation of illegal immigrants challenging their deportation by petitioning the court by two business days. The slight delay, its chief judge reasoned, was necessary for the court to ensure it re

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