A federal judge on Friday heard arguments on a request to further block President Donald Trump ’s administration from ...

1/27: Trump’s budget office issues a two-page memo ordering a total freeze on federal spending that fell under previous Trump Executive Orders, including spending connected to “DEI,” the “Green New ...

President of the Rhode Island Bar Association defends RI Judge who's faced threats and criticism after blocking Trump's ...

Though generally well liked in Rhode Island, McConnell's order blocking a freeze on funding and his follow-up order generated ...

The Rhode Island Bar Association has come to the defense of U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell after he faced attacks ...

RI federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s funding freeze Rhode Island U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell is one of two federal judges who issued orders blocking the Trump administration ...

U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, during a virtual court hearing, said state agencies had a "rightful concern" that they were still not able to fully access money ...

The Rhode Island District Court seemed to draft its TRO to survive appellate scrutiny. In that opinion, Chief Judge McConnell cited to an opinion drafted by Justice Kavanaugh in 2013 while serving ...