Who is Judge McConnell? Meet with RI judge at the center of Trump's spending freeze.

McConnell has been the chief judge of the U.S. District Court since 2019.
The Daily Signal

November’s Dishonorable Conduct Award Winner—Judge John McConnell

Thomas Jipping is a senior legal fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Hans von Spakovsky / @HvonSpakovsky Hans von Spakovsky is the manager ...
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Supreme Court Blocks Full SNAP Payments Ordered By Judge Amid Shutdown

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked a Rhode Island judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as millions of Americans ...
The Boston Globe

‘Beyond chilling,’ a federal judge in Rhode Island says threats he received shook his faith in the judicial system

In a candid interview, US District Court Chief Judge John J. “Jack” McConnell Jr. talks about being in the national spotlight, ruling on high-profile legal challenges to the Trump administration’s ...