6 days ago · U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. said at least some aspects of the governmentwide funding freeze ordered by a since-retracted Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo ...

6 days ago · Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. who issued the Friday order, noted that he came to his conclusion after reviewing statements by the Trump administration in response to the widespread confusion ...

Jan 29, 2025 · District Judge John McConnell Jr. has not entered the temporary restraining order given the rapidly changing circumstances, but signaled he would sign an order proposed by the 22 state attorneys ...

1 day ago · Trump holds back billions in funding despite court ruling, states tell judge U.S. District Judge John McConnell said the Office of Management and Budget's about-face on pausing federal payments ...

Jan 29, 2025 · WASHINGTON — A second federal judge appears ready to issue an order blocking the Trump administration from freezing funding on grant and loan programs, despite a move by the Office of Management and Budget to rescind a controversial memo Wednesday just before the hearing.

Jan 29, 2025 · A federal judge plans to grant a group of Democratic attorneys general's request to block President Trump’s federal aid freeze, despite the Office of Management and Budget memo being rescinded.

6 days ago · In a strongly-worded 12-page temporary restraining order sought by 22 states and the District of Columbia U.S. District Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. wrote that the executive branch...

6 days ago · Why it matters: Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the federal district court in Rhode Island granted several states' requests to block the spending freeze, the second judge to halt the measure after a district court judge in Washington, D.C., also put the brakes on it.

Jan 29, 2025 · U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said the Trump administration appeared to still be pursuing the "pause" on federal grants even though the Office of Management and Budget rescinded a memo ...

6 days ago · The judge also ruled that the White House's withdrawal of the memo from the Office of Management and Budget that announced the freeze will not change the court's jurisdiction or decision...