A federal court in Maryland is among the five courts U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi suggested were responsible for blocking “virtually all of President [Donald] Trump’s policies.”
Speaking at a news conference Friday, Bondi celebrated the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Trump v. CASA, Inc., during which justices ruled lower federal court judges lack the authority to issue “universal injunctions” blocking the enforcement of Trump’s policies nationwide.
“These injunctions have blocked our policies, from tariffs to military readiness to immigration to foreign affairs, fraud, abuse and many other issues,” the attorney general said. “The judges have tried to seize the executive branch’s power, and they cannot do that. No longer, no longer.”
Bondi said the Supreme Court’s decision would stop district courts, including the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, from handing down these injunctions.
As Maryland’s lowest federal court, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland was one of the five district courts Bondi appeared to be alluding to, with the others being in the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Northern California, and Western Washington State. “Active liberal judges” on these five courts issued 35 of the 40 nationwide injunctions issued against the Trump administration this year, Bondi said.
“Think about that, 94 districts, and 35 out of the 40 opinions with nationwide injunctions came from five liberal districts in this country,” Bondi said.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued an injunction against Trump’s January executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants. The court also issued a preliminary injunction against Trump’s February orders ending federal support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
The court declined to comment on The Sun’s request to respond to Bondi’s remarks.
Rep. Johnny Olszewski, a Democrat who represents most of Baltimore County, criticized the Trump administration for challenging the injunctions and praised the Maryland federal judges who issued them.
“It’s quite something to see President Trump attempt to weaponize the court system in an effort to address grievances he has with — wait for it — the court system,” Olszewski said in a statement to The Baltimore Sun. “Judges in Maryland and all over the country, including many appointed by Republican presidents, are correctly using their authority to keep an often-times out-of-control Executive Branch in check.”
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott also criticized the ruling during a news conference Wednesday, though he said the city would abide by it.
“I think it’s unfortunate, but we have to operate on what the ruling is,” Scott said.
Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, the lone Republican in the state’s congressional delegation, cheered the Supreme Court ruling on nationwide injunctions as a “huge win for common sense.”
The Supreme Court just limited activist judges from issuing nationwide injunctions.
This is a huge win for the Constitution and for common sense.
— Rep. Andy Harris, MD (@RepAndyHarrisMD) June 27, 2025
The Trump administration has recently responded with aggressive action against the Maryland-based judges it believes hold liberal biases. Last week, the Department of Homeland Security individually sued all 15 federal judges based in the state over an order that stopped migrants challenging their removals from being immediately deported.
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