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Judge affirms Trump has some authority to pause spending
In a four-page order issued Wednesday, U.S. District Judge John McConnell reaffirmed that while a temporary restraining order remains in place against the administration’s broader funding freeze ...
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Second judge to block Trump’s spending freeze says the policy is likely unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s 13-page order issued Friday afternoon says the Trump administration may not ”pause, freeze, impede, block, cancel, or terminate … obligations to provide ...
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Federal judge in R.I. to rule on Trump’s funding freeze next week
After hearing arguments Friday, Judge John McConnell Jr. said he will rule within a week on whether to further require the Trump administration to keep federal funding flowing PROVIDENCE — A ...
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Second judge extends block preventing funding freeze
U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island granted the preliminary injunction in the lawsuit filed by nearly two dozen Democratic states after a Trump administration plan for a ...
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RI judge doubles down on blocking Trump administration federal funding freeze
In the face of alleged disruptions to the dispersal of federal funding, Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. ’80 of the Rhode Island District Court doubled down on a Jan. 31 ruling restraining the Trump ...