6 days ago · U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said some aspects of the freeze ordered by the Office of Management and Budget likely violated the Constitution. The plan to freeze federal grants...

1 day ago · Trump holds back billions in funding despite court ruling, states tell judge U.S. District Judge John McConnell said the Office of Management and Budget's about-face on pausing federal payments ...

Jan 29, 2025 · District Judge John McConnell Jr. has not entered the temporary restraining order given the rapidly changing circumstances, but signaled he would sign an order proposed by the 22 state attorneys ...

6 days ago · Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. who issued the Friday order, noted that he came to his conclusion after reviewing statements by the Trump administration in response to the widespread confusion ...

6 days ago · McConnell, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, had harsh words for the Trump administration and justified his order -- despite the OMB's change of policy -- based on Leavitt's post.

Jan 29, 2025 · WASHINGTON — A second federal judge appears ready to issue an order blocking the Trump administration from freezing funding on grant and loan programs, despite a move by the Office of Management and Budget to rescind a controversial memo Wednesday just before the hearing.

6 days ago · In a strongly-worded 12-page temporary restraining order sought by 22 states and the District of Columbia U.S. District Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. wrote that the executive branch...

6 days ago · Why it matters: Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the federal district court in Rhode Island granted several states' requests to block the spending freeze, the second judge to halt the measure after a district court judge in Washington, D.C., also put the brakes on it.

Jan 29, 2025 · A federal judge plans to grant a group of Democratic attorneys general's request to block President Trump’s federal aid freeze, despite the Office of Management and Budget memo being rescinded.

Jan 30, 2025 · On Wednesday afternoon, Rhode Island Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. ’80 signaled an openness to blocking the implementation of President Trump’s sweeping pause on federal funds. He asked the attorneys arguing against the freeze to submit proposed language for a potential restraining order, to which Trump’s Department of Justice will have ...