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Judge John McConnell faced renewed scrutiny over ties to a nonprofit organization with financial red flags while weighing Trump funding cases, according to new evidence.

On June 5, Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the Rhode Island district court denied defendants’ request for a stay pending appeal on his May 13 preliminary injunction, in a case to restore the ...

In Rhode Island v. Trump, district court judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered a halt to an executive order dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Plaintiffs in ALA v. Sonderling ...

Elon Musk’s DOGE and Trump’s executive orders are pushing Congress’s upper chamber from ineffectiveness to obsolescence. Will John Thune, the new Majority Leader, let them?

In doing so, the court let stand Rhode Island's U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr.’s finding that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority by placing himself above ...

Three appellate court judges sided with federal Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in Rhode Island. The sweeping funding freeze will be blocked until the Trump administration’s full appeal is heard.

The ruling let stand a district court judge’s order that had blocked agencies from categorically pausing federal funds based on guidance from the Office of Management and Budget.

A second federal judge Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from freezing federal grants, loans and other assistance.

In an extensive opinion, Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island stressed that the US Constitution gives Congress the sole authority to control ...

A second federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempts to freeze federal funding, writing in his opinion that the plan would have “catastrophic consequences” on the country.

U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said the attempt to pause trillions in federal spending "fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government." ...