U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. is expected to rule shortly on whether to block the federal funding freeze.

Rhode Island court temporarily halts Trump administration's federal funding freeze after a multistate coalition challenges the move.

US District Court Judge John “Jack” McConnell wrote that the federal government cannot pause, freeze, block, cancel, or terminate awards and obligations to provide federal financial assistance to states.

The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.

A federal judge in Rhode Island said the spending pause appeared to be continuing and was probably unconstitutional.

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A federal judge said Wednesday he intends to halt the Trump administration from freezing federal grant funding.

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered a temporary halt to the Trump administration’s controversial funding freeze.U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell iss

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Washington — A federal judge in Rhode Island temporarily blocked the Trump administration from freezing federal assistance after a group of 22 states and the District of Columbia challenged a memo from the White House budget office ordering a pause of federal funding.