The federal trial court in Maryland with nearly all Democratic appointees is emerging as a popular destination for legal challenges to Trump administration actions.
At least seven lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s initiatives have been filed in the US District Court for the District of Maryland in the past few weeks. That includes litigation over efforts to end birthright citizenship and to strip protections from federal workers.
As of Wednesday evening, only the federal court in Washington, D.C., has recorded more Trump-related lawsuits. The Boston-based District of Massachusetts, another frequent venue, has received six such challenges.
The Maryland court’s composition ...
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