US EditionJudge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Maryland-based judges over handling of immigration cases
Judge Thomas Cullen dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging Maryland's federal judges' order halting immediate deportations of migrants filing habeas petitions.
- A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit against Maryland's federal judges regarding immigration case handling, stating it would 'run counter to overwhelming precedent' and 'offend the rule of law.'
- U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen ruled against the Trump administration's request, stating it was an 'extraordinary escalation in the administration's clashes with the judiciary.'
- The Justice Department argued that a judge's order halting deportations obstructed the president's immigration enforcement authority.
- Defense attorneys claimed the lawsuit aimed to weaken judicial oversight of immigration.
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Court rejects Trump suit against Maryland US judges
What happenedA federal judge Tuesday dismissed President Donald Trump's controversial lawsuit against all 15 U.S. district judges in Maryland, calling the White House's legal maneuver "potentially calamitous" and its broader "concerted effort" to "smear and impugn" federal judges "both unprecedented and unfortunate." Judge Thomas Cullen said the administration's lawsuit was legally defective and the wrong tool to challenge the Maryland district'…
State Roundup: Republicans, locals praise Trump move to stop OC wind; federal judge dismisses Justice Dept suit against Maryland judges; student assessments see slight improvement in reading, math
REPUBLICANS, LOCALS PRAISE TRUMP MOVE TO STOP OC WIND PROJECT: Though Maryland Democrats lament the potential loss of a long-planned offshore wind farm on the coast of Ocean City, Republicans and local representatives herald President Donald Trump’s push to stop the project as a victory. “President Trump’s decision to move toward revoking US Wind’s federal permit is a very positive development for Ocean City,” Mayor Rick Meehan, a Republican, sa…
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit against the entire federal court in Maryland in an emphatic ruling that underlined the extraordinary nature of the lawsuit, calling it "potentially calamitous." District judge Thomas Cullen, nominated by President Donald Trump, also criticized the administration's attacks on the judiciary, highlighting in a footnote that White House officials in recent months had described j…
Judges tosses Trump deportation lawsuit
BALTIMORE — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration's lawsuit against Maryland's federal bench over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals.
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Florida PhoenixJudge throws out ‘potentially calamitous’ Trump lawsuit against Maryland judges
The Edward A. Garmatz United States Courthouse in Baltimore. (Photo by Christine Condon/ Maryland Matters)A federal judge Tuesday threw out what he called a “novel and potentially calamitous” attempt by the Trump administration to sue the entire federal court bench in Maryland over an order that put a two-day pause on deportations. When a party disagrees with a court action, there is “a tried-and-true recourse,” wrote Judge Thomas Cullen of the …
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