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

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

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

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 ...

Frank Perry, the court’s chief deputy clerk, said the courthouse has received more than 100 phone messages and 300 emails ...

U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. of Rhode Island ordered federal agencies to restore funding that continues to be ...

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

The mogul seems bent on pushing the Trump White House into a nuclear confrontation with the federal judiciary. He has the ...

U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered President Trump’s administration to immediately restore frozen ...

U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell ruled that the Trump administration’s funding freeze is continuing to violate a ...

President Donald Trump’s controversial attempt to freeze spending for billions of dollars in federal funds for loans, grants ...

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