US appeals court blocks Trump admin from enacting new plans to slash consumer watchdog staff
The court rejected a Justice Department bid to resume mass cuts and said the case should return to the district judge.
- On Friday, the Court of Appeals for the Columbia Circuit blocked the Trump administration from immediately slashing the workforce at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by roughly two-thirds.
- Congress established the CFPB after the 2008 financial crash to police consumer financial products, though Trump and high-ranking officials have called for the agency to be abolished as a politicized burden.
- The Justice Department previously sought to cut up to 90% of employees and requested the case return to District court with a 45-day deadline, both demands the Court rejected.
- Granting the administration's motion to return the case to District court, the appeals panel delivered a setback to White House efforts to shrink the consumer watchdog.
- Earlier this month, Trump nominated a vocal CFPB critic to head the agency, while the CFPB plans to reassign all staff to Washington headquarters, likely driving resignations.
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US appeals court blocks Trump admin from enacting new plans to slash consumer watchdog staff
A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Trump administration's plans to immediately slash the workforce at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by about two-thirds, delivering a setback to the White House's protracted efforts to shrink the consumer watchdog.
Appeals Court Blocks Trump Admin CFPB Staff Reduction Plans
A federal appeals court on Friday prevented the Trump administration from advancing with new plans to cut staffing at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the federal agency overseeing consumer financial products and services. In a per curiam order issued by an en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the court denied a motion to modify a stay pending appeal. However, the court granted a motion for li…
Federal Appeals Court Saves CFPB Jobs for Now
A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with its latest plan to dramatically reduce staffing at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), delivering a significant setback to efforts aimed at shrinking the federal consumer watchdog. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit keeps thousands of CFPB employees on the job while courts continue reviewing whether the adm…
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