House Judiciary members claim Obama-appointed Judge McConnell violated ethics by ruling on Trump funding case while leading ...

A Rhode Island federal judge who blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on federal assistance is under renewed scrutiny ...

The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by a group of Democratic state attorneys general who argued the administration was seeking ...

Franchina prevailed in a lawsuit against the city, saying she was discriminated against and harassed because of her gender and sexuality.

A federal judge recently blocked President Donald Trump's plan to force states to cooperate with his immigration agenda by withholding transportation funds.

The Trump administration's attempt to condition its disbursement of transportation funds on whether states adhere to its ...

A federal judge in Rhode Island blocked the Trump administration from using states’ cooperation with immigration efforts as a condition for receiving transportation funds.

A federal judge on Thursday, June 19, ruled that the Trump administration cannot withhold billions of dollars in federal funds from 20 Democratic-led states in order to force them to cooperate with ...

The judge, U.S. District Judge John McConnell of the District of Rhode Island, will also preside over yet another case involving Trump. All three cases involve federal funding.

RI judge gives ex-Providence firefighter a ... U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. increased the jury award to ... McConnell struck $100,000 in punitive damages because they are not ...

Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Roklan urged the court June 4 to impose a stiff sentence based on the gravity of the crime and its racial overtones.

Judge John J. McConnell Jr., chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island since 2019, was nominated by former President Barack Obama and confirmed in 2011.