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 ...

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Justice Department's request to pause a judge's order while it challenges the order in court.

Our independent judiciary is the best hope we have as a bulwark against the demise of the republic, writes Law Journal ...

A judge’s order blocking the Trump administration’s spending freeze is “intolerable judicial overreach,” the Department of ...

Court orders restricting Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and other Trump administration actions are ...

The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday appealed U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr.’s orders. That order stopped the government from withholding grant money and instructed the ...

One White House official called legal roadblocks an "occupational hazard," while a number of legal experts worry the country ...

Judge John McConnell ordered the government to restore frozen funds while citing a Supreme Court case about contempt for ...

Trump’s attempt to, even temporarily, pause federal grants and loans most likely flies in the face of our constitutionally ...

Project 2025 calls for hiring more FBI agents with the goal of finding journalists’ sources and imprisoning them.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, is to encounter deeply skeptical questioning from Democratic senators about his loyalty to the president and stated desire to overhaul the ...

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) Sebastian Thomas had 22 points in Rhode Island's 88-82 victory against UMass on Wednesday night. Thomas also contributed eight rebounds, seven assists, and four steals for the ...