"Here, the executive put itself above Congress," a federal judge wrote, issuing a preliminary injunction barring the Trump ...

Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s administration indicated they will appeal U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J.

The ruling found the move to cut off appropriated funds to state governments “fundamentally undermines” democracy.

READ: Judge McConnell’s 45-page decision Nearly two dozen state attorneys general sued the Trump administration in January ...

McConnell, an appointee of Democratic President Barack Obama, said the Trump administration had "put itself above Congress." "The Executive's categorical freeze of appropriated and obligated funds ...

A second federal judge indefinitely blocked President Trump’s blanket freeze on federal grants and loans, saying the administration “put itself above Congress.” U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s ...

U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ruled in favor of Democrat-led states’ challenge to Trump's spending ...

A federal judge issued a long-term order blocking President Donald Trump’s controversial attempt to freeze billions of ...

Judge John McConnell extends a block on Trump’s federal grant freeze as impeachment calls mount from allies like Elon Musk, fueling tensions.

Lawyers for the Trump administration Monday filed notice they are appealing the preliminary injunction ordered last week by ...

“The executive’s categorical freeze of appropriated and obligated funds fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government,” McConnell wrote in a 45 ...

U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, at the behest of Democratic attorneys general from 22 states ...