'No legal authority' | Judge blocks federal funding freeze in 22 states and DC
U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said some aspects of the freeze ordered by the Office of Management and Budget likely ...
'Constitutionally flawed': RI judge blocks Trump federal spending freeze. What comes next?
As expected, Judge McConnell granted a temporary restraining order preventing the administration from freezing spending.
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Federal judge blocks Trump plan to freeze spending on grants, loans
A federal district judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday, blocking the Trump administration from moving ...
RI judge blocks Trump federal spending freeze. What we know.
As expected, Judge McConnell granted a temporary restraining order preventing the administration from freezing spending.
Federal Judge Orders White House to Keep Money Flowing to 22 States
A court in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order to block Trump’s directive to defund programs he considers to be “woke.” ...
How did the fight against Trump's federal spending freeze end up in Rhode Island? What we found.
U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. is expected to rule shortly on whether to block the federal funding ...
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A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze
The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the ...
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Federal Judge Says He Will Block Trump’s Attempt to Defund ‘Woke’
But in Rhode Island, Judge John McConnell Jr. indicated he was not satisfied, siding with lawyers for 22 states and the District of Columbia who filed the suit, which claimed that the harm caused ...
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Melissa DuBose sworn in as U.S. District Court judge. Why she made history.
DuBose was sworn in Friday as the 25th U.S. District Court judge for the ... first LGBTQ+ person on the court. Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. presided over the private swearing-in ceremony ...
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U.S. District Court gets a new magistrate judge. Who is Amy Moses?
In 2011, Moses returned to the U.S. District Court to clerk for Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., a position she held until 2015. She joined the governor’s office under then-Governor Gina M.
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Life sentence for former Latin Kings gang leader may be reduced
US District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered on Jan. 10 to reduce the sentence of George Sepulveda, convicted in 1997 and sentenced to serve three concurrent life sentences in ...