McConnell, who was the presiding judge in the original funding case, found that the administration had not been complying with his order on Monday, despite the president saying that he would ...

John James McConnell Jr. (born 1958) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

2 days ago · It took three times for President Barack Obama’s nomination of John J. “Jack” McConnell Jr. as a federal judge to make it through the U.S. Senate in 2011, and even then he …

4 days ago · McConnell’s new order came after Democratic attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., who challenged the freeze said the Trump administration was not …

2 days ago · COLUMN The federal judge trying to hold President Trump accountable is revered in Rhode Island US District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. has been thrust into the national …

4 days ago · The move from U.S. District Judge John McConnell comes in a case brought by a group of 22 states and the District of Columbia challenging the legality of a memo based on …

4 days ago · The ruling by Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in Rhode Island federal court ordered administration officials to comply with what the judge called “the plain text” of a ruling he …

4 days ago · Judge John McConnell ordered the government to restore frozen funds while citing a Supreme Court case about contempt for noncompliance with court orders. By Jordan Rubin …

Judge, United States District Court, District of Rhode Island Nominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Ernest C. Torres. Confirmed by the Senate on May 4, …

Jan 29, 2025 · Despite last-minute Trump administration legal maneuvering, U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. on Wednesday asked the 23 state attorneys general who sued the Trump …