A federal judge indicated Monday he won’t sit idly as Donald Trump pushes the limits of his power. Judge John J. McConnell Jr. called out the Trump administration in an order, alleging the White ...

1 day ago · Paradis said McConnell could find the defendants — who include Matthew Vaeth, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — in contempt if ...

1 day ago · The Trump administration is violating a court mandated restraining order prohibiting it from freezing federal funds in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget memo authorizing a broad freeze on Jan. 27, a federal judge said on Monday. Judge John McConnell, the chief judge of the District ...

Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court ... The memo immediately came under a short-term administrative stay from a federal judge and the Office of Management and Budget ...

Jan 31, 2025 · U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said some aspects of the freeze ordered by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo were likely unconstitutional.

Feb 1, 2025 · 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 31, 2025 · The decision from McConnell, who is based in Rhode Island and was appointed by former President Barack Obama, comes despite the Office of Management and Budget rescinding a memo outlining a sweeping pause on federal loans and grants. McConnell found that recession was “in name-only” and his order was still necessary.

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 31, 2025 · 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...

1 day ago · Despite the Office of Management and Budget rescinding the memo, organizations across the country, including child care centers, reported that they were still not receiving funds that had been previously approved. Judge John J. McConnell Jr.'s latest order compels the administration to immediately restore the frozen and withheld funds.