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 ...

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

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

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

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

A judge ruled that Trump can pause spending if lawful but denied the Department of Justice's request to withhold FEMA funds.

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 ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can continue efforts to withhold tens of millions of dollars ...

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.

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

U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered President Trump’s administration to immediately restore frozen funding and to halt any pauses in disbursement of congressionally ...