Trump DOJ sues all federal judges in Maryland over deportation order

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Trump DOJ sues all federal judges in Maryland over deportation order
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The Justice Department sued all 15 federal district court judges in Maryland on Tuesday over an order that pauses any deportations under legal challenge in the state for 48 hours. Legal experts described the move as an unprecedented attack on judicial independence, while government lawyers said it was necessary to preserve President Donald Trump’s constitutional authority over immigration.
 
Longtime court watchers said they could not recall another instance in which the Justice Department, which usually represents members of the judicial branch in court, sued the entire roster of judges in a district.

Courts across the country have slowed or stopped many of the president’s moves this year as they weigh legal challenges to his agenda, including plans for mass deportations and dismissing federal workers. Many of those challenges have played out in Maryland’s federal courthouses.

Administration officials have responded to adverse rulings by attacking judges — who have been nominated by presidents of both parties, including Trump — or by questioning the federal courts’ powers to second-guess executive branch decisions. But the legal complaint filed by lawyers in the Justice Department’s civil division marks an escalation from rhetorical attacks to a direct challenge of the courts’ authority, experts said.

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  Legal experts described the move as an unprecedented attack on judicial independence

Any time the MSM uses the term "expert" in describing something anti-Trump, you know it's a hit piece.

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Longtime court watchers said they could not recall another instance in which the Justice Department, which usually represents members of the judicial branch in court, sued the entire roster of judges in a district.


I'm surprised this has gotten so little coverage.

It is a brilliant move by the DOJ. While the case proceeds none of these judges can continue to rule on affected cases, or issue sweeping injunctions that they never had the authority to issue in the first place. Also, it is a great way for the SCOTUS to bring the district courts back under control, if they choose to do so. If not I suspect Pres. Trump will suspend habeas corpus after the BBB passes.