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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A court can impose sanctions, fines or enact other penalties if the Trump administration refuses to comply with Judge McConnell's orders.

A few House Republicans are pledging to bring up impeachment articles against federal judges who have blocked Trump ...

Rhode Island Federal Judge John McConnell ordered the Trump administration to immediately restore funding it had frozen ...