U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said some aspects of the freeze ordered by the Office of Management and Budget likely violated the Constitution.

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appeared to still be pursuing the "pause" on federal grants even though the Office of Management and Budget rescinded a memo authorizing the freeze.

A federal district judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday, essentially blocking the Trump administration from moving forward with a proposed spending freeze on grants and loans. Chief Judge John J.

But in Rhode Island, Judge John McConnell Jr. indicated he was not satisfied, siding with lawyers for 22 states and the District of Columbia who filed the suit, which claimed that the harm caused ...

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 ...

Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island opted ... Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.

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