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

A Republican member of the House has issued articles of impeachment against the federal judge who blocked Trump's funding ...

Faced with judges’ orders to block certain initiatives, the Trump administration has found ways to tell courts it still has ...

The Rhode Island Bar Association said it is supporting Judge John McConnell, who is presiding over the Trump administration ...

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 ...

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 ...

A federal judge in Rhode Island is making national headlines after he halted President Donald Trump's federal funding freeze.

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 ...

Here's more about the Rhode Island judge at the center of the national court case fighting Trump's spending freeze. McConnell, 66, was born in Providence, where he lived in the former Valley View ...

Here's more about the Rhode Island judge at the center of the national court case fighting Trump's spending freeze. McConnell grew up in Providence, earned law degree from Case Western Reserve ...