A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can continue efforts to withhold tens of millions of dollars ...

Rhode Island leaders say Judge John “Jack” McConnell Jr. is well-equipped to handle the pressure that comes with ruling ...

A federal appeals court refused to halt a judge's order requiring the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in ...

Now McConnell, sitting since 2019 as chief judge of the U.S. District Court, is at the center of a high-stakes legal battle between Democratic states and President Donald Trump’s administration over a ...

As we recently outlined, on January 31, 2025, U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) that blocks the ...

A federal judge in Rhode Island reaffirmed Wednesday his order halting the Trump administration’s funding freeze.

This is the first time in President Donald Trump’s second term that a federal judge has accused his administration of defying ...

Nancy Gertner says recent court orders suggest there's "nothing remotely legitimate" about the president's actions in these ...

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to comply with his order to unfreeze federal grants, after ...

U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered President Trump’s administration to immediately restore frozen funding and to halt any pauses in disbursement of congressionally ...

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The legal dispute stems from an executive directive by President Donald Trump that halted a wide range of federal expenditures.