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

A federal judge on Wednesday clarified that the executive branch under President Donald Trump retains some authority to pause ...

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

Dozens of lawsuits have been filed in response to Trump’s provocative executive orders. In a case to enjoin Trump’s freezing ...

A federal judge in Rhode Island reaffirmed Wednesday his order halting the Trump administration’s funding freeze.

The [court’s previous order] does not bar both the President and much of the Federal Government from exercising their own lawful authorities to withhold funding,” McConnell wrote.

An appeals court judge denied the Trump administration’s request for an administrative stay to block a court order that ...

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

This is the first time in President Donald Trump’s second term that a federal judge has accused his administration of defying ...

A federal judge has found the Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and has ...

U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island ruled that the government's bid to withhold Federal Emergency Management ...

As we recently outlined, on January 31, 2025, U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) that blocks the ...