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 ...

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 ...

Judge rules Trump can pause spending if lawful, boosting efforts to cut migrant aid. GOP slammed his original order as ...

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

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

U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell is in the national spotlight. Trump closes down federal worker buyout offer after ...

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

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

The court ruled that the Trump administration had a narrowly defined path to withhold some funds to the city that had been approved by Congress.

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.

A federal judge ordered Donald Trump to end his pause on federal spending. Trump said if a president can’t look for fraud, we don’t have a country anymore.