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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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.

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

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to comply with his order to unfreeze federal grants, after ...