The Justice Department sues all the federal judges in Maryland

July 9, 2025 | Ashley Lopez, Carrie Johnson, Mara Liasson | NPR

The Department of Justice has taken the rare step of suing all of the federal District Court judges in Maryland, after the Maryland court issued a 48-hour pause in every case where an immigrant was challenging their removal from the United States. We examine why this lawsuit is so unusual and how it fits into the Trump Administration’s larger attitude toward the judicial branch. …