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on May 15, 2025 in World News

Complaint: Judge Who Barred Trump’s DEI Funding Freeze Had ‘Plain Conflict Of Interest’

  Beth Brelje  Visit on Twitter @BethBrelje McConnell didn’t mention he is a board member at the $31 million nonprofit Crossroads Rhode Island, which is largely funded by federal dollars. In March, congressional Republicans formally called for the impeachment of Rhode Island Federal Judge John McConnell Jr. This week, America First Legal (AFL) filed a judicial complaint against him, asking Chief Judge David Barron of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to investigate McConnell. The AFL complaint describes “apparent conflicts of interest and violations of judicial ethics requirements.” The Federalist has previously detailed some of those...

  Beth Brelje  Visit on Twitter @BethBrelje McConnell didn’t mention he is a board member at the $31 million nonprofit Crossroads Rhode Island, which is largely funded by federal dollars. In March, congressional Republicans formally called for the impeachment...

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