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Federal judge in Providence further blocks Trump’s federal funding freeze
Judge John J. McConnell Jr. granted 23 states, including Rhode Island and Massachusetts, a preliminary injunction, ordering the Trump administration to allow federal funding appropriated by Congress to flow.
RI judge rules on Trump federal spending freeze. Here's what to know.
A judge on Thursday agreed to continue to block the federal government from freezing billions of dollars in funding to states.
Judge deals Trump another loss in battle to block federal funds
A federal judge in Rhode Island extended a block on president Donald Trump's domestic funding freeze. U.S. District judge John J. McConnell Jr. granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from impounding federal funds based on a directive by the Office of Management and Budget,
Second Federal Judge Extends Block Preventing the Trump Administration From Freezing Funding
A second federal judge has extended a block barring the Trump administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars
Trump's federal funding freeze fight is back in RI court on Friday. Here's what to expect.
Though generally well liked in Rhode Island, McConnell's order blocking a freeze on funding and his follow-up order generated blowback from Washington, D.C., where Vice President JD Vance pondered the court's authority on social media.
Second US judge extends block preventing freeze on funding
Judge John McConnell granted the request for a preliminary injunction from nearly two dozen Democratic states.
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DOJ and states were back in RI court over federal funding freeze. When is a ruling expected?
U.S. District Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. weighed ... landed in federal court in Rhode Island last month ...
Judge John McConnell Jr Faces Impeachment for Obstructing Trump
A Republican member of the House has issued articles of impeachment against the federal judge who blocked Trump's funding ...
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Rhode Island judge presiding over Trump freeze case is no stranger to criticism
U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell is presiding over the case, filed in Rhode Island, brought by more than 20 state attorneys general against the Trump administration.
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Who is Judge McConnell? Meet with RI judge at the center of Trump's spending freeze.
It took three times for President Barack Obama’s nomination of John J ... Frank J. Perry, deputy clerk of U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, stated McConnell’s ...
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RI judge orders Trump administration to restore frozen funds. What we know.
Judge McConnell ... A Rhode Island judge on Monday ordered the federal government to comply with a court-issued directive halting a freeze on funding that organizations have complained is ...