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

Rhode Island’s chief federal judge is coming under increasing criticism from President Trump’s allies and supporters, ...

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 ...

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

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.

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

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

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

U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell ordered the Trump administration Monday to abide by a recent temporary restraining ...

In the face of alleged disruptions to the dispersal of federal funding, Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. ’80 of the Rhode ...

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