Rhode Island leaders say Judge John “Jack” McConnell Jr. is well-equipped to handle the pressure that comes with ruling ...

A Rhode Island judge ruled that the Trump administration has violated a court order to disburse billions of dollars in grants ...

He killed his neighbor in a crime that shocked Cranston nearly 17 years ago. Now he has a chance to get out of prison much ...

A court finding that the Trump administration did not comply with an earlier order and a recent statement by Vice President ...

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke of the authority of the courts and the limits of the executive branch’s power ...

Judge John McConnell ordered the government to restore frozen funds while citing a Supreme Court case about contempt for ...

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke of the authority of the courts and the limits of the executive branch’s power ...

Now McConnell, sitting since 2019 as chief judge of the U.S. District Court, is at the center of a high-stakes legal battle between Democratic states and President Donald Trump’s administration over a ...

The federal judge in Rhode Island said the Trump administration had failed to comply with his order unfreezing billions of ...

The Trump administration is now seeking to hold off a Rhode Island judge's order stopping a federal funding freeze.

Recent court orders slowing down or indefinitely blocking President Donald Trump’s policy blitz have raised the specter that ...

CRANSTON, R.I. — Residents who’ve tried for seven years to stop a commercial-scale solar project near their homes lost the legal battle last week, when the R.I. Supreme Court denied their ...