A Republican member of the House has issued articles of impeachment against the federal judge who blocked Trump's funding ...

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

A federal judge in Rhode Island is making national headlines after he halted President Donald Trump's federal funding freeze.

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

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 ...

U.S. District Chief Judge John “Jack” McConnell Jr., who was nominated by President Obama in 2010 and has served as chief ...

A court can impose sanctions, fines or enact other penalties if the Trump administration refuses to comply with Judge McConnell's orders.

The judge also determined that the funds that must be restored include those appropriated under the Inflation Reduction Act ...

The case was initiated by a coalition of 22 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia, led by New York Attorney ...

The federal appeals court denies Trump's bid to freeze federal grants, ordering the release of funds as states challenge the ...

PROVIDENCE – The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the federal government's bid for an immediate stay of a federal court order barring it from pausing federal spending, finding that the ...

RI federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s funding freeze Rhode Island U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell is one of two federal judges who issued orders blocking the Trump administration ...